responsibility

[owlsie]

I just had a conversation with one of my friends, in which we decided that fast food chains have a moral obligation to educate their customers on slaughterhouse practices. Especially given that they market their food to children, they should be honest about what happens to the animals, what chemicals they are fed, that there is feces in the meat,

Comments

[mangiati_vivi]

IMHO, consumers of *any* product are obligated to do as much as possible to educate *themselves* about said product before buying/using/consuming it. The idea that they're not responsible for something as simple as knowing what they're supporting/consuming is ridiculous to me.

Of course, I think that a company should stand by and be responsible for the products or services they produce, and should strive to produce those products in the most sustainable, ethically and environmentally responsible way. Ultimately, though, I think it's up to the consumer to educate themselves regardless of the company's actions.

[owlsie]

of course, everybody is responsible for what they eat, and what they feed to their kids. given that people are ignorant and brainwashed, though, often by fast food chains themselves, should they not pick up the slack and be honest about what they do?

[mangiati_vivi]

As I mentioned above, of course they should. But I believe that in the end, it's our responsibility to make the final decision, brainwashing or not. People are only brainwashed because they want to be. When I was an omni, I knew what was involved in my food - I just didn't care enough to do anything about it. It's the same with stuff like fast food and wal-mart - people know that shit is evil and bad for them, they're just too damn apathetic to save themselves from it. So yeah, social conditioning has a lot to do with it, but the information and solutions are out there should people want to use it.

[owlsie]

that's true, people are only brainwashed because they want to be.
what made you start caring, out of curiosity?
I used to be one of those occasional meat-sneaking 'vegetarians', until i finally became disgusted enough with my hypocrisy, and started valuing my own health and the lives of animals as much as i said i did.

[uppity_heathen]

How do you suggest they educate the customers?

[owlsie]

well, they have to be honest about the nutrition value of food and put it on labels. Why not label what the cow was fed as well, such as antibiotics? aren't the poisons that go into food even more important to label then what's naturally in it?

[uppity_heathen]

Fast food has nutrition labels?

[owlsie]

yes. i think it's a fairly recent development, after super size me came out. they are now required to have nutrition labels and have nutrition info on their website.

[sincerely_drew]

It's absolutely immoral to disguise tortured animal carcasses as "nuggets" and Big Macs... but people need to educate themselves. It's clear to anyone who can get on youtube how disgusting and heinous slaughterhouses are. And most people I try to tell or show scream, "ew, I don't want to know!"
People prefer ignorance over truth.

And animal agriculture has Washington's pockets lines so deeply with money. The government would never make a move to enforce something that might hurt business. It's got to be a movement of the people.

[kirbyish]

IAWTC

[mamabyrd]

I just watched SUPERSIZE me for the first time, last week. I loved it!

Yeah, I think fast food burger and chicken places should be shut down and all the CEOs imprisoned. I think people who run factory farms should all be charged with animal cruely too.

Not that it matters, but yeah that's what I think.........