“Treat
people as you would like to be treated”, this is phrase that many people learn
as small children. It is evident after reading these articles that many people
especially in the food industry do not treat people, animals, or even the foods
themselves with respect whatsoever. In Cook’s “Fowl Trouble”, he talks about
the ways that workers within the poultry industry are being horribly
mistreated. He talks about the life-threatening conditions that they are forced
to work in. These include things such as exposure many harmful bacteria and many
on the job injury hazards such as chicken attacks and machinery malfunctions.
Barry Estabrook also talks about inhumane practices in the food industry in “Tomatoland”, but he looks into the tomato industry. He talks about the horrible conditions that workers live and work in that can be very bad for their health. He also looks at the ways that we are forced to buy inferior, chemically created tomatoes. These tomatoes are created using deadly chemicals and do not possess the natural flavors of tomatoes.
In Pollan’s “An Animal’s Place”, he examines the inhumane practices of the American meat industry. Pollan looked deep into the part of the meat industry that most people are not aware of. He found that most of the meat products that we eat come from animals that were forced to suffer to give us the cheapest product possible. Cows, chickens, and pigs are forced to walk waist deep in their own feces and are killed in very inhumane ways. He does, however, find that there are some farms that treat their animals with respect. These farms set a fine example for others to follow. Their products when compared to the commercial meat products are much more expensive because their processes require much more time and effort.
All of these authors come together on one common point; that the ways that a large part of our food industry operates in a fashion that needs to be changed. However, this change will not be easy at all, but it needs to be done before we lose much of the humanity in our society.
Barry Estabrook also talks about inhumane practices in the food industry in “Tomatoland”, but he looks into the tomato industry. He talks about the horrible conditions that workers live and work in that can be very bad for their health. He also looks at the ways that we are forced to buy inferior, chemically created tomatoes. These tomatoes are created using deadly chemicals and do not possess the natural flavors of tomatoes.
In Pollan’s “An Animal’s Place”, he examines the inhumane practices of the American meat industry. Pollan looked deep into the part of the meat industry that most people are not aware of. He found that most of the meat products that we eat come from animals that were forced to suffer to give us the cheapest product possible. Cows, chickens, and pigs are forced to walk waist deep in their own feces and are killed in very inhumane ways. He does, however, find that there are some farms that treat their animals with respect. These farms set a fine example for others to follow. Their products when compared to the commercial meat products are much more expensive because their processes require much more time and effort.
All of these authors come together on one common point; that the ways that a large part of our food industry operates in a fashion that needs to be changed. However, this change will not be easy at all, but it needs to be done before we lose much of the humanity in our society.
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