goodbyes

[tino_bambino]

Yesterday was (probably) the last lab I'll have this semester in the dairy barn. I probably won't get to see the chicks again, or the piglets, or some of the cows. We went to weigh our chicks the other day and I said goodbye to them and the pigs. Chances are these animals will either be slaughtered in a few weeks or sent to be breeders, or maybe

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[tino_bambino]

I definitely agree with you though. I'd rather be aware of how my choices affect others and make those choices based on that knowledge. I think it's pretty irresponsible not to. People are just so blinded by what industries and companies want them to see, and I hate that it works. In one of my courses (environmental type stuff) we recently did an online conference about GMOs, and people were going "yeah, Ithink in about 10 years or so, GMOs will make up most of our food supply" Meanwhile, in reality, almost all of our produce is already genetically modified, and people are ignorant to it because there is no mandatory labeling of these foods. Same with cage eggs. Just the fact that people are tricked into buying these foods thinking they're something else raises a flag in my mind: if the producers of the products are not telling you what the products really are, should you be concerned about eating them? Shouldn't that in itself tell you there may be something morally (or otherwise) questionable about those products? It's really unfortunate that it's come to this, especially with something as important as food. I believe strongly in preventative medicine and care, and food is a huge part of that, but how can we make healthy decisions about things like food when we aren't even aware of where it comes from? It takes our choice away and I think that's something we have a right to.

Anyway. I could go on and on (and probably will in a new post soon) but this is long and I need to do work. But I agree, I think a diet change is something so simple yet so powerful, and I hope people will become more open to learning about the origins of their food and at least know who they support by buying it, even if they don't change anything. It's better to know.