“Food animals are transported in all weather. When it is cold,
animals may freeze right to the sides of trucks or become frozen in
the urine and feces that build up on truck floors. In hot weather,
heat stress kills many. Losses, however, are figured into the cost of
doing business. According to swine specialist Kenneth B. Kephart,
‘Even with a zero death rate that might be associated with providing
more space on a truck, the hogs that we save would not be enough to
pay for the increased transportation costs of hauling fewer hogs on a
load.’ ”
– From “101 Reasons Why I’m a Vegetarian” by Pamela Rice
Reading this made me wonder about the many people who “love” their
“pets” but, where “food animals” are concerned, haven’t made (or refuse
to make) the connection. The “hogs” mentioned above are actually more
intelligent than many of these “pets.” How would these “pet owners” feel
if their companion animals were treated the way “food animals” are
routinely made to suffer?
If you really want to help put an end to the hell on earth that “food
animals” suffer, go vegan!
For more reasons to become vegetarian/vegan, visit:
http://www.vivavegie.org/
and
http://www.all-creatures.org/anex/index.html
For great-tasting vegan recipes, visit:
http://www.all-creatures.org/recipes.html
