Read a touching story about the power of patience and calmness. This is a good message for anyone who is tempted to vent their frustration in aggressive ways. http://www.foodrevolution.org/pig_farmer.htm
That is a great article.... its definatly about not judging whats in someones herat by there appearance....and that change can happen and for the better to even the most unchangable of people
Interesting article.I am against all forms of monoculture.I am for good old fahioned mixed farming.An envirionmental problem in Australia is feral pigs.Maybe Australia should import all of its bacon and pork. What about all the non food uses derived from animals such as geletine that has many industrial uses?
Well, billions of farm animals don't die to make byproducts like enzymes and industrial solvents. The reason food and product manufacturers rely so heavily on animal-derived byproducts is because they are so bountiful and cheap. If we didn't slaughter so many animals for the purpose of eating them, animal byproducts would not be nearly as cheap and companies would have more incentive to use other types of products--like agar instead of gelatin and vegetable oil instead of animal fat.
I think you are wrong.If you compare for instance blood&bone fertilizer with a chemical alternative , the latter is usually cheaper.You might also like to look on the packet for the maximum amount of mercury, cadium and arsnic. Genuine britle paint brushes are more expensive than synthetic bristles.Bone china is more expensive than earthenware.The list goes on. Do you eat margarine? I can give you a great deal of info on the subject.
There are numerous animal-derived products which are indeed more costly than their synthesized or plant-based alternatives. This probably has a lot to do with the animal products availibility, ease in salvaging from the animal, the labor involved in processing the product, and the cache of the product itself. For instance, many people see leather as being "better" than cloth or other materials. This cache, as well as the labor involved in obtaining, processing, and crafting leather products, can allow companies to sell it at a premimum. However, there are countless other instances of animal product use that seem to be of no special purpose other than putting the massive amounts of rendered slaughter byproducts to use. I see no pressing need to put gelatin in candy, or beef fat in cupcakes--especially considering the number of comparable products without these animal byproducts. It makes sense to assume the animal products are plentiful and economical, and that's why they show up in the strangest products. Ironically, American versions of certain popular candies contain gelatin, but the exact same products sold overseas do not. That said, I do not see what all of this byproducts talk has to do with the original article, which focused on a factory pig farmer's change of heart and the power of respectfulness and forgiveness. P.S. And no, margarine is not a typical part of my diet. I much prefer my potatoes, vegetables, and popcorn without any sort of "butter" flavoring whatsoever.
