Mercy for Animals goes undercover

How many of you purchase your chicken from Purdue or Tyson?  How many of you are able to get your chicken quite cheaply and on sale?  Did you ever wonder why chicken used to be a once a week meal saved for a Sunday rather than eaten everyday of the week?  Well, these are questions that I ask myself too.  These questions brought me to research how we are able to buy and sell chicken and all other meats so inexpensively. 

An animals rights activist company – Mercy for Animals ,went undercover last year to find out more truth about factory farming.  They visited maple lodge, one of Americas highest producing meat vendors and what they discovered was shocking. The graphic video they took shows the birds being frozen alive, scalded, violently shackled, and cut open while conscious and able to feel pain.



Take a look at some of their other investigations! 

Know where your meat comes from!  The largest producers offer the cheapest pricing.  These meats are a product of Factory Farming:  Mass production = Mass Mistreatment.  Is meat necessary at every meal?  Our parents and their parents ate meat in much smaller quantities with very minimal waste.  This is certainly something to consider when choosing meats and how much to eat.  Purchase only what you will consume.  And purchase from reputable organic local farms where you KNOW how the animals are cultivated.  Will it cost more?  Probably.  Will you feel better about your purchase?  Definitely. We know that mass production of meats fulfills a seemingly endless demand.  We know that in order to do this animals are put though particularly cruel and inhumane habitation to meet this need. We also know that, indeed, there are alternatives.  Most Americans choose to make the easiest choice.  But you don't have to. Less waste, frugal shopping and purchasing quality meats locally as our ancestors did, is a viable solution.  .  My last words of wisdom to you are:  Know what you are buying and what is put into these poor animals, and eventually into your body .