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Tuesday, April 26, 2005
Diet For A New America By John Robbins-
I read this book for the first time about 3 years ago. Apparently I was not prepared at that time for the message that it contained. This time however is very different. I have devoured the first 80 or so pages all in one day today. The message is very clear. If you read this book you would never put another animal based product in your mouth for the rest of your life. The first several chapters focus on the way that mass produced food animals are treated in this world and the chemicals that are put in to them just to keep them alive until they are slaughtered. Sickening. That is the one word that I can use to describe it.
Chickens- Chickens are fed a meal that is comprised of other ground up chickens and other animal by products, antibiotics, sulfa drugs, hormones, and some are even fed derivitives of arsenic. Studies show that more than 90 percent of the chickens raised for food are infected with chicken cancer (leukosis)! And this is what we buy and feed to our families?? These poor creatures are de-beaked to keep them from killing each other out of panic in the highly un natural environments that they are forced to live..some of them even have their toes removed within days after birth to keep them from scratching each other to death..Can you imagine a life like that?
I have not made it to the other chapters yet but I will post brief synopsis of each as I go. I will tell you this though...I feel a wind of change blowing through for my family at least..Now that I know how these animals are treated and the chemicals that they are fed and shot up with I do not think that I can with good conscience feed this to my family.
More later..
Cat
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