FOUND THIS OUT FROM A FRIEND. KINDA GRAPHIC, BUT TOTALLY CHANGES THINGS AROUND...

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"The animals we eat at McDonald's

How often do you think about the origin of the food you eat every day? What do you know about those cows, chickens, and other animals who are enslaved and slaughtered to satisfy your appetite?

Big Macs are made of the ground up flesh of a cow, who was taken from its mother at birth and raised either for slaughter or milk production. A male calf raised for slaughter has his testicles and horns removed by painfully brutal methods, and is crowded with other calves in a feedlot, allowed little exercise, and fed an unnatural diet to fatten more quickly. A female is sent to a dairy farm to produce milk. She is confined to an indoor stall, kept pregnant to produce milk constantly, and milked three times a day. After 5-6 years, she is slaughtered and her flesh is ground into hamburger; your Big Mac.

Chicken McNuggets come from even more badly abused animals. The day that they hatch from their eggs, newborn chicks are shipped in crates to factory farms, where they are greeted by having part of their beaks chopped off with a hot metal blade. Chickens are crowded in small cages, unable to move around freely. They never see daylight or feel fresh air. These conditions cause extreme distress, and drive the chickens berserk.


What can you do?

If you feel disturbed by these abuses, consider why this cruelty occurs: Cows and chickens are bred to be enslaved, tortured, and slaughtered because we buy the products of this violence. Each McDonald's customer creates a market for these products. Here are two courses of action you might take:

Omit or reduce your consumption of animal products. Your most direct connection with factory farming is your dinner plate. And a well-balanced vegetarian diet is the most healthful diet possible.

Ask the manager of this McDonald's where their beef and chickens come from, and express your concern about how the animals are raised. Why not ask McDonald's to offer some cruelty-free options?


Find joy in making peace"
by: Ms. Linda Means

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posted by mie. | 12:47 AM