This appears to be similar to a Lemons market [1]. There is probably a better term for it in this case, but basically the consumer doesn't know what they are ge

This appears to be similar to a Lemons market [1]. There is probably a better term for it in this case, but basically the consumer doesn't know what they are getting. They see a price point and maybe a fat %, but they don't know how the animal was treated, so they naturally will go for the lower price point items. This means producers will cut corners where it saves on cost, because they will not be held accountable. A solution would be some form of regulation controlling the way animals can be slaughtered. Whistle-blower laws should protect people who report violations, rather than the opposite we see here with ag-gag laws. It is the same thing with the unsanitary practices exposed in The Jungle. Consumers didn't know know that their food was being processed in unsanitary ways. The exposure provided by Sinclair's book eventually led to the formation of an organization that would become the FDA, which regulates sanitary conditions for food production in the United States. * [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Market_for_Lemons https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Market_for_Lemons