Take a look at these two pictures...
I'm willing to bet that most of you find the picture on the left much more appetizing than the right. But why is that when essentially they are the exact same? One is just extremely "rare" meat, while the other is more "well done." Society has deemed consuming animals acceptable, yet most everyone is intolerant when it comes to seeing the origin of what they eat. Beef comes from cows and pork comes from pigs, but there is an extremely wide gap between the cellophane wrapped package in the grocery store to the gory details that take place at the slaughter house that package just came from.
Is everyone so use to looking at all the smoke and mirrors they truly don't realize what's on their plate? Or have people simply chosen to ignore the facts?
February 2014 an article was written about a butcher shop in Sudbury, UK. Since it's opening they had a window display of their meats, anything from rabbits, half pigs, pheasants to deer heads. Until one day they were forced to discontinue their display due to shoppers who were "offended by the sight of bits of dead animals." The complainers stated that they were trying to protect their children from "the ugliness of mutilated carcasses." Surely meat eaters should have no problem seeing dead animals. This out of sight, out of mind concept is the true problem.
A medical study was conducted to show brain functions of patients while they witnessed various forms of animal abuse. Three groups were tested: meat eaters, vegetarians and vegans. Among the three, vegans showed the most brain activity that corresponded with the highest levels of empathy. Vegetarians came in second place and naturally meat eaters showed the least amount.
Is everyone so use to looking at all the smoke and mirrors they truly don't realize what's on their plate? Or have people simply chosen to ignore the facts?
February 2014 an article was written about a butcher shop in Sudbury, UK. Since it's opening they had a window display of their meats, anything from rabbits, half pigs, pheasants to deer heads. Until one day they were forced to discontinue their display due to shoppers who were "offended by the sight of bits of dead animals." The complainers stated that they were trying to protect their children from "the ugliness of mutilated carcasses." Surely meat eaters should have no problem seeing dead animals. This out of sight, out of mind concept is the true problem.
A medical study was conducted to show brain functions of patients while they witnessed various forms of animal abuse. Three groups were tested: meat eaters, vegetarians and vegans. Among the three, vegans showed the most brain activity that corresponded with the highest levels of empathy. Vegetarians came in second place and naturally meat eaters showed the least amount.
Love or Eat?
How do we choose which animals are okay to consume and which ones should be labels pets, performers or sacred? Dog meat consumption is acceptable to some in the Western world, whereas cruel or outlandish in the U.S. In India, a cow is one of their most prized possessions, but here in the U.S it's perfectly okay to eat them. When people become to emotionally attached to the animals they eat, it churns at their conscience, which is why things like the window display become displeasing.
The more attention food animals receive and the more the horrors are brought to light, the harder it will be for people to detach themselves from reality. The truth can't be ignored forever...
The more attention food animals receive and the more the horrors are brought to light, the harder it will be for people to detach themselves from reality. The truth can't be ignored forever...