Issues of meat production.

Meat production is an issue that has been heavily documented and debated in the last 50 years. We see pictures of cows standing in their own manure and are appalled. Movies like "Food inc." scare us into buying organic foods. Rarely do we see the other side of the story. The fact of the matter is, we like our food. We like it fast and we like it to be delicous. The reason cows and other livestock are treated this way is not just the corporations being selfish but its the only way to feed 300 million americans every day. Food is something everyone needs. If Americans want meat just as they want vegatables, they are going to have to churn them out just as efficiently. You can villify the food industry all you want, but.... they are literally feeding you. If citizens want to imagine of a happy little cow strolling in a pasture everytime they bite into a hamburger, they should stop eating hamburgers until livestock is treated better. This is not how it is though. Often people just bitch and complain about problems with no real soultions. A word that sticks out in my mind in regards to this "inhumane." animals are not humans whether we like it or not. True, animals are often treated badly even as animal treatment goes. However, do we put animal wellbeing above humankind? Millions of Americans can only live off meat products that are cheaply produced. Take that away from them, and they may starve. This planet population  gets exponentially bigger every year and so is its dinner plate.We can picture these cows and pigs in such horrible conditions but we would be neglecting the billions of impoverished people around the world from Sudan to Bangladesh who are living meal by meal.

In figure 1.1 a baby is depicted with a toxic sign on their bib. This is supposed insinuate that play with toxic toys imported from different countires. I think their priorites are a little messed up. We see this kid and think "awww." Think about the child not much older than this baby whos working 14 hour shifts  for 19 cents an hour to make the toy. The fact of the matter is that we should be more concerned with working conditions rather than to check every single toy that comes in. This image does nothing for me and only makes me angry at the person who created it.