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As one who also grew up and currently lives in the rural Midwest - it's people not knowing what they're talking about. They hear about the awful conditions poul
by deadmetheny 7y ago
As one who also grew up and currently lives in the rural Midwest - it's people not knowing what they're talking about. They hear about the awful conditions poultry are raised in and extrapolate it to all livestock.
- mcculley 7y agoI welcome all companies that sell meat to publish videos of their operations. I would really like to buy meat only from companies that minimize the suffering of the livestock. Do you have any preferred livestock vendors that document their supply chain?
- protomyth 7y agoI cannot imagine its economical for anyone in South Dakota to have these "factory farms".
- mcculley 7y agoWhat do you mean? Do you think "factory farms" are less capital efficient than farms that would try to minimize suffering?
- deadmetheny 7y agoIf you take a car trip anywhere outside the major city centres of Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, etc (and from what I hear, Texas) you'll inevitably see many, many head of cattle milling about in fields. I would put forth that no farmers really want to mistreat their animals, and will go at great lengths to keep them as safe as they can - this year's cyclone blizzard in Nebraska was especially indicative of this[0]. Farmers generally don't have a complete supply chain anyway - they sell their animals at the stockyard to whichever packing plant is buying them. [0] https://www.omaha.com/news/plus/heavy-snow-freezing-temps-have-nebraska-farmers-fighting-to-keep/article_72524850-bab7-56f9-9a94-430ce53ff004.html https://www.omaha.com/news/plus/heavy-snow-freezing-temps-ha...
- mcculley 7y agoI don't think farmers really want to mistreat their animals. It is apparent that some farms put profit ahead of suffering. I would like to be able to look up a brand of meat in the grocery store and have them document how they take care of the animal. I would like to be able to make an informed decision in the marketplace. Saying it is impossible because farmers don't manage their supply chain is a way of answering my question.