Contemporary Connections- My Year of Meats and American Ignorance

The Meat Industry has been working in the shadows for hundreds of years. Animals that are raised for slaughter on factory farms, which is a large number of them, have been given antibiotics and hormones for much longer then we have all been alive. These animals are treated as if they aren't even breathing at all; tortured and beaten, and often being ripped apart in these factories while still alive. Regardless, millions of americans still ignore the fact that animals are treated this way and disregard the unhealthy substances the animals are given. According to the article I've provided, many americans simply aren't aware of where their meat is coming from, which is similar to what Jane discussed in Chapter nine of My Year of Meats. The author of the article interviewed many students on a college campus and many of them didn't seem to understand what the animals went through to provide them with meat. The ignorance of Americans on this issue is what fuels the meat industry to continue making their riches. If people truly saw what was going on inside of these factory farms and meat packing factories, then they might think twice before they tried the meat that comes from there. People simply have to educate themselves or horrible industries such as this one will continue to grow and prosper.

http://www.thecorsaironline.com/lifestyle/2010/05/04/ignorance-fuels-meat-industry/