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11. our country could stand to eat like the rest of the world
Wed Dec 3, 2014, 01:23 AM
Dec 2014

It won'be easy at first but it will be better for everyone in the long run .

Should Factory Farming Be Banned? [View all] Prophet 451 Dec 2014 OP
Check the pork industry -- horrible easychoice Dec 2014 #1
I honestly don't know how to answer this question Arcanetrance Dec 2014 #2
Well, the idea was to make people think Prophet 451 Dec 2014 #3
You definitely got me to think I'll admit that Arcanetrance Dec 2014 #4
a couple of dollars DonCoquixote Dec 2014 #5
Yes, it is Prophet 451 Dec 2014 #8
Too vague to say. I do support a packer ban Recursion Dec 2014 #6
Packer ban? Prophet 451 Dec 2014 #7
Prevent meat packers from owning livestock being raised on farms and ranches Recursion Dec 2014 #9
I had never heard of that Prophet 451 Dec 2014 #13
Sorry: the ban is an attempt to require that ranchers own rather than rent their cows Recursion Dec 2014 #18
Wow! Prophet 451 Dec 2014 #20
No. flvegan Dec 2014 #10
OK Prophet 451 Dec 2014 #14
our country could stand to eat like the rest of the world olddots Dec 2014 #11
Cage Free is a start nationalize the fed Dec 2014 #12
Plant protein isn't better Prophet 451 Dec 2014 #16
I think it would significanly increase the price. Free range chickens aren't what many people think. ohnoyoudidnt Dec 2014 #15
I would argue that the larger problem is capitalism. LeftyMom Dec 2014 #17
And that's just extremism Prophet 451 Dec 2014 #21
That doesn't change what I'm saying about making a life into a profit center. LeftyMom Dec 2014 #23
You've got it right, sadly. Thanks. NCarolinawoman Dec 2014 #25
Yes! burrowowl Dec 2014 #19
Yes, only rich people should afford to eat meat taught_me_patience Dec 2014 #22
I think that's probably going to happen anyway Prophet 451 Dec 2014 #24
NYC, or maybe NY State, should try this idea first. quadrature Dec 2014 #26
I try to avoid meat BUT MFM008 Dec 2014 #27
YES! DeSwiss Dec 2014 #28
x50 Derek V Dec 2014 #29
The cruelty of factory farming shocks the conscience CrawlingChaos Dec 2014 #30
Watch movie "Food Inc" nt RiverLover Dec 2014 #31
The animals we eat ought to be treated humanely and with respect. hunter Dec 2014 #32
Heard that Prophet 451 Dec 2014 #39
You don't go far enough. It is the Industrial nature of the agriculture that is the central problem Bluenorthwest Dec 2014 #33
So what's your proposal? Prophet 451 Dec 2014 #36
there's no need for it. xchrom Dec 2014 #34
People should not eat meat dumbcat Dec 2014 #35
Only if it can be done without prices going up. Ykcutnek Dec 2014 #37
It's probable prices would go up, yes Prophet 451 Dec 2014 #38
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