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Of course consumers are making the choice. These places don't sell to nobody, they sell to folks who want these products. And so many of the issues with factory
by sweetheart 5y ago
Of course consumers are making the choice. These places don't sell to nobody, they sell to folks who want these products. And so many of the issues with factory farming, like all the issues listed in the article, are a result of supply trying so desperately to meet demand.
When consumer's stop buying, suppliers will stop supplying. As a general rule-of-thumb for whether not any meat is the result of inhumane practices, a safe bet (_very_ safe bet), is that it _all_ is. Just don't buy meat at all and you don't need to worry about whether or not you're ethically sourcing the meat.
- brutal_chaos_ 5y agoI'm on a fixed income. I can't afford the better treated chicken option (usually). I still want to eat chicken, so I'll grab something from the low cost options. I (again, usually) cannot vote with my wallet. I know vegetarian diets can be delicious, but I don't want to ONLY eat vegetarian. Also, Vote with your wallet works if the consumer has 100% information (usually assumed, but isn't the case in the real world) and enough money to do so (typically this is assumed as well, and again is untrue in practice, e.g. fixed income, low income, etc).