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" I think consumers need to take more personal responsibility in what kind of practices their wallets are supporting" Ok. So, has the market gotten to the poin
by Broken_Hippo 5y ago
" I think consumers need to take more personal responsibility in what kind of practices their wallets are supporting"
Ok. So, has the market gotten to the point that even in small towns, people can choose more humane meat? They have "free range eggs", and I pay for, basically, "free range plus", but these aren't really humane, only better: Are there other commonly available options? (Im personally pescetarian leaning heavily into vegetarian: I don't know about meat options available)
I don't think everyone is going to go vegan (it is hard to balance the nutrition) and even vegetarian isn't going to be everywhere if there is a culture of meat-eating, so the best thing we can do is less* meat, and the meat we have is humane.
But we are back at the beginning: There is realistically no way to speak with your wallet since a lot of places simply have no choice - and no way to verify claims (they might be as misleading as free range eggs).
This pretty much put us at the point where if you are moneyed enough, you can source it: Everyone else has to hope that government changes rules enough so that everyone can choose humanely produced meat.
- jghn 5y agoI get my meat/eggs as a monthly farm share. The animals are treated humanely. One can visit the farm if they so desire, to see the conditions. The downside? It's expensive. Most people, even those who care in principal, don't care enough to pay 2x, 3x, or more than the grocery store prices.
- codeulike 5y agoSo, has the market gotten to the point that even in small towns, people can choose more humane meat? Yes, at least in Europe. Organic meat comes with certain rules about the treatment of the animals. edit: see Article 12 of EU Regulation 889/2008 for organic poultry standards - https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2008:250:0001:0084:en:PDF https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:...