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In reply to the discussion: Terrifying Corn Supply/Demand Situation Unfolding [View all]veganlush
(2,049 posts)87. you can be almost certain
That if she isn't kept in the dark, if she's not made into a low information type, if you trust her with the truth of its origin, she might well change her mind. I know meat tastes good, I used to eat it before I became aware of the costs. if you give a child an Apple and a piglet, they,ll bite the Apple and play with the pig, not the other way around. she'll identify with it as a fellow traveller, a fellow being with the ability to feel.thats why what happens to factory farms animals is kept so hidden. most people would give up bacon if they let themselves know how pigs are treated, for example. ditto for the other fellow mortals. we can eat just fine without requiring cruelty
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I buy a digestive aid without pancreatin and solves all gas issues related to eating
MindMover
Aug 2012
#51
"those animals have a niche and are doing so much better than most wild animals"
CrispyQ
Aug 2012
#32
" So far we've been poor at rescuing and maintaining endangered species."
Ghost in the Machine
Aug 2012
#78
I'd be willing to bet an awful lot that what you just predicted will never happen.
1-Old-Man
Aug 2012
#62
I agree. It takes way too much energy in the form of fossil fuels to produce and land to
RC
Aug 2012
#14
My renters corn looks about that poor, but the soy is making a good recovery...
HereSince1628
Aug 2012
#82
This article was written before this years drought. Farmers are further reducing their herds
wilsonbooks
Aug 2012
#10
The rule is "knee high by the 4th of July". They planted in March and are already harvesting.
HopeHoops
Aug 2012
#47
At some point we'll be forced into doing a lot of things we don't do but should.
CrispyQ
Aug 2012
#35
I'm not thrilled by the circumstances but if the silver lining is that we get rid of bio-ethanol
4th law of robotics
Aug 2012
#72