Industrialized/Factory Farming: The good, bad & ugly...

So, I mainly see the bad & ugly in this corporate industry, but again that is my opinion & perspective. I'm sure like most, this is an eye opening, heart wrenching, learning experience - as for me being a late bloomer, there is so much for me to learn & understand that I realize in these early posts I may seem naive - but we've all been there (regardless of any topic) - no one is just born knowing everything.

Now I say "I mainly see the bad & ugly" but it would be ignorant of me to not acknowledge that there is some "good"...now wait just before slinging tempeh at me. It is not for me to judge others & unfortunately we live in a flawed world - I believe the Lord gave all on this earth for man to reign over, but with that power comes responsiblity (which as we all know, power will always be abused by humans because we are naturally greedy)...supporting local farmers & so forth helps the rural economy, gives people jobs who may be losing their livlihoods to the corporate monster & would (I think) be more humane for the animals (I'm not sure that's the phrase I'm looking for, but that's all I got). From what I know, local farmers take pride in their work & what they do. They are not slaughtering 10 cows per minute (or whatever the statistic is); they're not pumping as much antibiotics into the animals, & the US can thrive (our "eating" standards can be met) on local resources vs. the corporate monopoly that continuously put the public's health at risk & turns their heads away from the atrocious activities that go on daily.

With all that being said, would I like everyone to be vegan & there be no pain/suffering, etc....um yeah! But that is unrealistic...what we can do is continually move towards a more compassionate lifestyle because people will always eat meat. But that is just my opinion - I'm not sure if that makes sense, but it does in my head :)

Until next time...