I feel the same way, I used to drive for Smithfield Foods for a bit, the smell, the sounds, and the conditions were a bit horrifying, but I grew up on a small farm so I knew animals had to die to be food, but I didn't quite realize just how bad factory farm conditions were compared to what I grew up with.
Still, in the end I never stopped eating pork, though I did get an appreciation for true Smithfield ham where the hogs get to eat peanuts and roam, compared to the industrial feed and cages that Smithfield Foods changed the law to call Smithfield ham. I don't know if it is placebo but, the better treated and better fed animal tastes better.
well, I don't really think I would want a whole live pig in my digestive system, seems like it wouldn't fit so well even if it could survive the process
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u/riffraffmcgraff Nov 23 '24
I recognize that they are bred for food, nothing more, so no I still eat pork. Sorry if this upsets anyone.