The thing is, I have found a local family farm but they do give their cows grain.  The lady told me they give a tiny bit.  I buy the milk but a label on it says it's for pet consumption only.  And I've been to websites that have grass fed meats for sale and I can't afford it.  Ten dollars for one little chicken?  Not possible.  It's very frustrating sometimes.  

I purchased 1/2 of a 100% grass-fed cow for about 2.69 per pound. The total cost was around $1000, but now my freezer is full of the healthiest meat I can get. If you look at each cut by price, it was a little high for the 100 or so pounds of delicious ground beef, but the roasts and HUGE t-bone and porterhouse steaks were extremely cheap. I found a great company on-line and was able to pre-order. Then their butcher contacted me and walked me through the ordering process. I had to drive about 2 1/2 hours to pick it up, but it all was WORTH IT. I can't remember if I found them on Eatwild or Local Harvest. Both sites are good.

Foxtroter,  I have given up meat for the past 18 yrs just because I cannot be a part of that kind of treatment of the animals.  I just moved to Tx and bought 30 acres.  I'm sure my husband is happy because I hope to raise some cows of my own.  I will have to find some families to split it with me but finally I can feel like the animal was treated with the diginity and respect that it deserves for giving its life for us to be fed.  

I feel that EVERYONE should have to SEE how and where their food (meat) comes from. This grocery store 'sanitization' of the suffering that comes in 'little plastic wrapper' is just wrong.  Where is the respect?  

And I find it hard to believe that these same people go to church every Sun and claim to be good christians.  Why aren't they preaching about these real world things in the church?  I'm sure the pastors need new surmons that haven't been preached to death!!  It seems to me that a little on the contents of the meals and a little on recycling would be the perfect subjects for the church.  I've given up on trying to get them to speak on these type of subjects.  Unless they come around to a more humane church, I will find my religion in the garden with my rescued cats and dogs and soon, my cows!

Pray for a change and God bless.

The book by a martyr for truth:

'Animal Pharm'

by

Mark Purdey

Edited by Nigel Purdey

If you don't want to read the whole book Animal Pharma by Mark Purdey (may he rest in peace), read a concise version of the story, written by the same man some years back, here www.safe2use.com/.../03-06-01.htm

It contains the important facts and you can read it in less than half an hour.

Shaneperrone, whether the official government story about Mad Cow Disease (BSE) is true or Mark Purdey's findings, cows falling down will not cause BSE or new varient CJD (human 'mad cow disease').