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I'm always stuck in the quandry of whether to not eat meat because I don't want the animals to be killed in the industrial plant methods, - but if I buy the meat that is organic and free range, I'm voting with my wallet and supporting better welfare standards. I don't know if welfare standards are a good enough reason to buy meat. After all, for every organic, free range pampered chicken I buy, male chicks will have been killed, and the birds still had to be transported and put thrugh the horrible slaughter system that must be very scary.

I don't think veganism or vegatarianism will ever take over, because too many people eat cheap meat, so is there any point in me trying to support better welfare standards?

I was excited to see that documentary and taped it. Just watched half of it this afternoon and then turned it off because I got bored. It's a concept type film. The lack of commentary is supposed to emphasise the homogeneity and soullessness of modern food production. I get it, but it's just not interesting enough. I prefer a bit of commentary with some facts and figures. No doubt the film has won all kinds of awards. It's very effective, but I didn't learn anything new.