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On Letting Your Emotions Rule the Day

Animal Person

However, many of our concerns about modern food production stem from purely emotional concerns, in which we try to overlay our social mores onto sectors where they traditionally haven’t been applied. I don't think anyone is campaigning for "farm" animals to become pets, as many of us don't even think the family cat should be the family cat.

Emotional 100
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On Teaching Children

Animal Person

Any other factories on the agenda? The site says food production factories are included , but I doubt that means those involving the slaughter of animals.). I don't think of that as a restriction. The kids made tortillas from scratch and then went to a factory to see how professionals do it. fun" said one (female) child. One is male.

Cooking 100
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On "Food Inc."

Animal Person

Film is a visual medium and through direction, dialogue, editing, music and any effects, the filmmaker presents (in this case) his agenda. The moral of the story is that it's all about the way we farm animals, not that we farm them that is what needs changing. Then they yank the heads, slit the throats, and de-feather and gut the chickens.

Fast Food 100