Farmers face dilemma: Animals as meat or pets?

Farmers who raise animals for food have a real image problem

November 29, 2007

Children have cribs filled with stuffed animals. Adults refer to their pets as children, spending millions annually on surgeries and cancer treatments, and donating to animal-welfare charities.

And, as evidenced by the billions of pounds of beef, cattle, livestock and dairy products consumed every year in the U.S., most of them can't get enough chicken nuggets, T-bone steaks and Thanksgiving turkey.

"Most consumers are profound hypocrites," Wes Jamison said. "They want to have their meat and take it to the vet, too." ....

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Quote: "Compassion for animals is intimately connected with goodness of character; and it may be confidently asserted that he who is cruel to animals cannot be a good man."
~Arthur Schopenhauer

Source: Farmers face dilemma: Animals as meat or pets?

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