CNN exclusive: A meat processing plant in California was buying diseased dairy cows and processing them when government inspectors weren't there, federal officials tell CNN.
After the cows were killed, employees at Rancho Feeding Corp., based in Petaluma, California, would hide the warning signs of cancer by trimming off diseased parts, using a fake stamp of approval or even replacing the heads of sick cows with ones from healthy animals, the officials say.
A tip from an employee led to a federal investigation and the recall of nearly 9 million pounds of meat processed by Rancho. Ref. CNN
Those of you still pondering eating meat, indeed meat sold from vendors, should read what this couple went through. If you must eat meat, be sure to know WHERE it came from the METHOD and SANITATION that was used to cook it and how LONG it has been sitting there. Ironically, the spouse survived because she was vegetarian.
This is one of the best videos out there that goes through each type of animal and its associated meat. It provides the information about how sentient creatures are treated on a whole. Basically, this is the best I've seen in explaining why you should drop meat and stop the ill treatment of animals. If after viewing this you are not moved in some way to act (If even on yourself) then I humbly submit something is wrong with you.
I watched this film last night and I forced myself to watch it for a second time this morning. Will watch it for a third time later today. I don't believe anyone can watch this film without crying. It was a really, really hard documentary to watch but the information presented was excellent, the voice of the narrator was just perfect. Left me speechless.
"If possessing a higher degree of intelligence does not entitle one human to use another for his or her own ends, how can it entitle humans to exploit non-humans for the same purpose? If a being suffers there can be no moral justification for refusing to take that suffering into consideration."
-- Peter Singerw
Price of Beef and Bacon Reach All-Time High:
A decade ago, in June 2004, a pound of ground chuck cost $2.49, which means that the commodity has increased by 57 percent since then. Bacon has increased by 78.7 percent from the $3.42 it cost in June 2004 to the $6.11 it costs now. Ref. Source 1