RE: Super bug bacteria in meat and poultry, study says
How can we get animals out of feedlots, with these hazards of infections or resistance etc, and out of an existence that has no dignity at all? I think that we have to be ready to pay more for meat that has none of the risks and cruelty involved in industrialized production. Would doubling the price of meat meet the need of producers to make their profit? I know that feedlots have come into being because of the low margins for meat producers. That is the basic reason. Plus demand for meat I guess. Clearly, putting animals back into the fields is going to incur labor costs, other costs. I want to see a report from Smart Planet that gives us the numbers so we can begin to discuss this collectively.
I begin to want the technologists to be able to grow meat in a lab, actually, just so that these issues of cruelty to animals can be avoided - or else people pay a premium price for healthy outdoor animals that have a better life while alive. I deeply honor every animal that we eat and I think I would pay more in order to realize that attitude towards our cows, pigs, chickens etc.
