The Cruel Truth About Factory Farms -- Don't Read If You're Squeamish

re: The Cruel Truth About Factory Farms -- Don't Read If You're Squeamish

panzy — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 13:14:49 GMT

dr mercola, i am a faithful fan of yours. i am sickened, by the way our country and others, treat innocent animals. i am actually in shock, the people that do this, should be in a prison.!!!

i feel i cannot eat meat anymore, or dairy, eggs.!!! i went to the heatlh food store, and two pieces or free range organic chicken was 14.00 dollars. wow!!! very expensive. people now are getting the message, and do not know how or what to eat????? can you guide us carefully down this path.

and where? i do not ever want to go the mkt again and look in the meat case. all i can think of is the suffering that went on for it to be there. thank you nancy hayes mass

re: The Cruel Truth About Factory Farms -- Don't Read If You're Squeamish

stillboutit — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 17:06:11 GMT

Here are the last half of the questions I've sent to Laura's Lean Beef Headquarters:

18. What's the difference between natural and organic?

19. Does LLB contain any organic ingredients at all?

20. Some products contain 70% organic ingredients and 95% in

which a company can legally stamp the USDA Organic Seal. Is

LLB made with any organic ingredients at all? Is so what

percentage?

21. What's the difference between conventional, natural and

organic? (repeat question)

22. What does minimally processed mean? Is LLB a product

from nature or a man-made one?

23. Does LLB provide a balance of the Omega 3's and Omega 6

fats?

24. Does LLB contain any sodium nitrates or nitrites?

25. Is LLB made from any diseased animal parts or pure clean

meat?

26. Does LLB contain any sewage waste?

27. Is LLB irradiated, meaning the company uses the

microwave?

28. Does LLB contain poop in the meat? Any synthetic

ingredients?

29. Are the animals shot in the head or are killed in the

most humane way?

30. Does LLB contain any toxins?

31. Is LLB made with some tender loving care or is is mass

production?

32. I would like to meet Laura Freeman to ensure LLB is

legit. How can I meet Laura?

33. Is the cattle designed to eat grain?

34. What's the purpose of the cattle eating grain? Is it to fatten the catlle up?

35. Does the cattle get to roam around free or is it trapped in confinement?

re: The Cruel Truth About Factory Farms -- Don't Read If You're Squeamish

stillboutit — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 17:03:18 GMT

I want to post the complete amount of questions that I've asked the LLB staff. However, I will have to do it in 2 posts.

1. Is the grain you feed the cattle genetically modified?

2. the label states "no added growth hormones". Does the

cattle contain any hormones at all? Explain your answer in

detail.

3. Does the cattle receive any growth hormones?

4. What percentage makes up the grass the cattle eats?

5. What percentage makes up the grain the cattle eats?

6. Is the grass you feed the cattle genetically modified?

7. Does your suppliers administer antibiotics, growth

hormones or any unnatural feed?

8. Does Laura's Lean Beef contain any transfat?

9.Can you send me a copy of all the ingredients that's

included in the meat?

10. Can you send me a copy of the affadavit that you guys

have on record for 20 months?

11. Does Laura's Lean Beef contain processed/poisonous table

salt or sea salt from nature?

12. How would you describe LLB? Conventional, Natural, or

Organic?

13.What happens if the cattle get sick? Do you send it to

conventional farms and treat it with drugs?

14. Does the grass contain any pesticides, fertilizers

herbicides or any harmful chemicals?

15. Based upon the last question, how about the grain?

16. What type of grain does the cows eat?

17. Is the grain you feed the cattle organic?

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Pollywog — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:08:32 GMT

To ejs: Years ago my daughter & I were completely vegan for 3.5 years. About in the middle of that time I took her to a county clinic MD for a physical she needed for school. They did a finger ***, took some blood, and tested it for protein content. When the nurse came back she stated that we must eat a lot of red meat 'cuz my daughter's blood protein was at 14 (11 was normal). I proudly stated that we were vegans which really surprised her. We lived on brown rice, veggies, fruit, whole grains, and beans! But beware, from studies I've read, you should only eat a serving of beans every other day.

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kim forsythe — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 01:13:08 GMT

It is nice to see Dr. Mercola has finally addressed this issue as to where our food comes from. I am a teacher and I have been teaching this for years to my students. The right to know is precious and creating and developing the voice of our young children, that is strong and holds value is priceless! Go and spred the word. knowledge is power when speaking your mind and making a choice!!

Kim

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Yod — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 04:20:08 GMT

I saw John Robbins here just after he wrote his book, Diet For a New America. It changed my life. I also had to read Fast Food Nation while I was in college. What an eye opener. Some of the things in John's book: These were stats 12 or so years ago

Amount of corn grown in the United States consumed my human beings: 20%

Amount of corn grown in the United States consumed by livestock: 80%

Amount of soybeans grown in the United States consumed by livestock: 90%

How frequently a child on Earth dies as a result of malnutrition: Every 2.3 seconds

Pounds of grain and soybeans needed to produce 1 pound of edible food from:

Beef 16 Pork 6 Turkey 4 Chicked/Egg 3

Production of excrement by U.S. livestock: 230,000 lbs/second

User of more than half of all water consumed for all purposes in the United States: Livestock production

In California, the number of gallons of water needed to produce 1 edible pound of:

Wheat 25 Carrots 33 Apples 49 Grapes 70 Milk 130 Egg 544 Chicken 815 Pork 1630 Beef 5214

How long it takes a person to use 5200 gallons of water showering (at 5 showers per week, 5 minutes per shower, with a flow rate of 4 gallons per minute): One year

From Realties for the 90’s Facts excerpted from the Pulitzer Prize nominated Diet For a New America by John Robbins

re: The Cruel Truth About Factory Farms -- Don't Read If You're Squeamish

Pauletta — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:03:29 GMT

The taste and texture of grass fed beef is very different from grocery store or corn fed beef. It is sweeter and finer in texture. I always thought I should be a vegetarian, I was leary of meat/chicken etc. Now that I am eating organic grass fed, no atibiotic meat and chicken I love to eat protein. I have read on Dr. Mercola's site how important the Omega 6 to 3 ratio is and we get the right ratio from grass fed beef. I live in SE Wisconsin and I can buy my beef at the farmer's market in the summer and the same farmer sells to a local health food store, so i feel very lucky. I have found "Amish" chicken at some of our grocery stores and it is organic, no GMO, NO antibiotic, no pesticide. So i feel good about that too. No doubt the cost is higher, but YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT so I know it's worth it in the long run.

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MoniqueG — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:31:00 GMT

A farmer in our community raises cattle and chickens. The chickens grow so fast that they just drop dead sometimes. The chicken manure is fed to his cows. I wonder if this is a common way to feed animals? When I worked in a grocery store, I heard the men in the meat market talk about cutting cancers out of beef. They would talk about getting pork and having to cut all the bad meat off to get to the better meat. I don't eat pork anyway, but I sure hate to think of other people eating it. I have heard so much about the way our meat is treated it is hard to eat it.

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rrgrassi — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:01:57 GMT

Wow, I'm sure glad my mother got remarried to a rancher. He runs a small herd of black angus. The calves are raised on nature...mother's milk, then pasture grass only. No hormones, no antibiotics, no barns...and for processing, we pay $60 for 1/4 of the cow. Our family splits the cost of the processing four ways.

I live in a rural area so it's easy for us to do this. Folks that live in town can do this also, by getting with a local rancher, and "group buy" the cow and processing. It's way less expensive than buying the factory farm stuff.

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loulabelle — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 13:35:35 GMT

My daughter, at just 18 mo's of age, began having menstrual cycles because of the buildup of hormones in her system from the chicken I was feeding her. It continued on for another year, every six months to the day before I figured out what was going on.

Since then I've only bought locally raised, organic, free to roam the farm chicken and haven't had a problem since!

Turns out this is a very common problem in Asian countries and the girls are starting their cycles as young as my daughter. It was through a Nat'l Geographic article about this, that I finally figured out what was happening to my daughter since the "Dr's" here had no clue...

I live in a very small, rural town, where family farming is soon going to be a thing of the past because of the corporate take-over happening in this country and is terrible to watch happen!

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GAGal — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 11:32:29 GMT

In regards to the food factory element, read Gail Eisnitz's book "Slaughterhouse". It reveals the conditions of the animals, how they are fed, slaughtered. It is horrible, but true. I have definitely changed my meat eating since reading this! I thought I couldn't afford organic, humane raised meat but now I realized I have to!! One of the ways is that we eat less meat now. I order meat from organic farms or am able to find it in stores. I can't eat some of the things I used to "love" when ever I see a KFC now I think Kentucky Fried Cruelty! I think that the Lord gave us animals to eat but we should "respect" them and treat them decently. the Native Americans used to thank the deer for providing food and clothing. We have started our garden, chickens and maybe some pigs later.

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stillboutit — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 11:11:56 GMT

What do you guys think about Laura's Ground Beef found at http://www.laurasleanbeef.com ? It says it was naturally raised without growth hormones and antibiotics. I thought about buying it because it was the closest thing to organic. They sell it at Kroger but they said if you want to buy organic food, it's best to stay away from the supermarket according to Kevin Trudeau's book Natural Cures.

re: The Cruel Truth About Factory Farms -- Don't Read If You're Squeamish

SugaRant — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 10:05:31 GMT

While this article's title warned, "Don't Read If You're Squeamish", it's relatively tame compared to this no-holds-barred exposé on factory pig farming.

I'd say read this article (link below) even if you ARE squeamish. Running away from what is going on does not help raise community awareness, which is the first step towards getting it stopped. "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing."

www.rollingstone.com/.../porks_dirty_secret_the_nations_top_hog_producer_is_also_one_of_americas_worst_polluters

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junebug24 — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 16:14:19 GMT

I fish for my salmon myself its bright red the other day I notice a man
looking at the fish that was in the store, it was not looking good so I
made the coment that the fish did not look good. It was a dull pink color,
and not fresh his reply ( It looks good to me ). People dont care what they eat. And the same goes for beef and so one. When are they going
to wake up.

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lisah24 — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 01:13:07 GMT

Why does this article have to mention that the US tortures war criminals? The treatment of food animals has nothing to do with the US policy on war criminals. This is just another far left attack on the US policy on terrorism and Iraq. The sad thing is that it is hidden in a very good article about where our food comes from.