Guest guest Posted June 22, 2009 Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 I totally agree with you Warren. I'm really glad the topic is being addressed. The general public needs to become more aware of where their food is coming from and how corrupt the system is. I was really disappointed that it did focus on a small farmer as the "solution" to factory farming, without one mention to the many, many, many benefits of a vegan diet. I'm not really sure why this was never mentioned as an option. Maybe the next movie will be more enlightened (we can only hope!) Elaine wgjii Mon, Jun 22, 2009 7:49 am Food Inc. - my review I saw "Food, Inc." yesterday and I would say it's a mixed bag. It does shed light on several important issues that many people may not be familiar with including animal cruelty at factory farms but the solution it offers up (for that issue) is to buy from farmers who treat their animals in a more humane manner which is of course better than factory farmed animals but they never, ever offer going vegan as an option. They just completely ignore veganism as an option and never talk about the health hazards associated with eating animal products, the environmental affects of farming animals even if they are free-range (global warming) or the fact that there is still some cruelty involved in free range animals (what part of killing is humane?) not to mention the fact that some companies lie about how well they treat their animals. One part of the movie was especially interesting and probably good for people to see is how a free-range farmer killed his chickens. It was very cruel and gruesome. I was shocked that they included that segment. Usually pro free range propaganda never shows them killing the animals. Maybe that will at least wake people up to the fact that there is still cruelty involved in free range farms. So I'm not really sure if I would recommend this movie to most people. I guess it's better than nothing for the general public to see but I just don't know. Warren ************** Make your summer sizzle with fast and easy recipes for the grill. (http://food.aol.com/grilling?ncid=emlcntusfood00000004) Save energy, paper and money -- get the Green Toolbar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2009 Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 On Jun 22, 2009, at 7:49 AM, WgjII wrote: > I saw " Food, Inc. " yesterday and I would say it's a mixed bag. It > does shed light on several important issues that many people may not > be familiar with including animal cruelty at factory farms but the > solution it offers up (for that issue) is to buy from farmers who > treat their animals in a more humane manner which is of course > better than factory farmed animals but they never, ever offer going > vegan as an option. > I haven't seen the movie yet, but my understanding is that the topic is about industrial food production and the problems associated with our dystopian food system. Unfortunately, going vegan does not shield you from these problems. I can still buy a box of highly processed Cocoa Rice Krispies and eat it with soy milk made from soybeans that were grown on clear-cut land, and it would be 100% vegan. The foods on PETA's " accidentally vegan " list are very much part of the problem that authors like Michael Pollan are concerned about. Have a look at their " I Can't Believe It's Vegan " page: http://www.peta.org/accidentallyVegan/ All of the " food " pictured comes in boxes, produced by giant corporations that don't care in the slightest about sustainability or health, and all of it is vegan. > So I'm not really sure if I would recommend this movie to most > people. I guess it's better than nothing for the general public to > see but I just don't know. > I would say, recommend it, if you thought it does a decent job of exposing some facts about the animal slaughter industry. If more people start eating less meat as a result of seeing where their meat comes from, that means fewer animals will be tortured and killed. Many people respond better to veg ideas when they aren't explicit or heavy- handed about giving up dead animals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2009 Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 Hey Steve, Thanks for your comments. I was commenting specifically on their solution to the issue of animal cruelty. All the other issues I think they handled very well as far as I know. Warren In a message dated 6/23/09 10:06:34 AM, steve writes: On Jun 22, 2009, at 7:49 AM, WgjII wrote: > I saw "Food, Inc." yesterday and I would say it's a mixed bag. It > does shed light on several important issues that many people may not > be familiar with including animal cruelty at factory farms but the > solution it offers up (for that issue) is to buy from farmers who > treat their animals in a more humane manner which is of course > better than factory farmed animals but they never, ever offer going > vegan as an option. > I haven't seen the movie yet, but my understanding is that the topic is about industrial food production and the problems associated with our dystopian food system. Unfortunately, going vegan does not shield you from these problems. I can still buy a box of highly processed Cocoa Rice Krispies and eat it with soy milk made from soybeans that were grown on clear-cut land, and it would be 100% vegan. The foods on PETA's "accidentally vegan" list are very much part of the problem that authors like Michael Pollan are concerned about. Have a look at their "I Can't Believe It's Vegan" page: http://www.peta.http://www.peta.http:/ All of the "food" pictured comes in boxes, produced by giant corporations that don't care in the slightest about sustainability or health, and all of it is vegan. > So I'm not really sure if I would recommend this movie to most > people. I guess it's better than nothing for the general public to > see but I just don't know. > I would say, recommend it, if you thought it does a decent job of exposing some facts about the animal slaughter industry. If more people start eating less meat as a result of seeing where their meat comes from, that means fewer animals will be tortured and killed. Many people respond better to veg ideas when they aren't explicit or heavy- handed about giving up dead animals. **************Make your summer sizzle with fast and easy recipes for the grill. (http://food.aol.com/grilling?ncid=emlcntusfood00000004) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2009 Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 Maybe it'd be good to recommend it to people who just wouldn't react well to a pro-vegan message. Some people can only deal with a little change at a time, so if it helps out in any way, I think that's a positive thing. It makes moving to the next stage easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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