Blog # 8

a. With regards to the philosophies or ways of looking at your meat that Pollan
describes, which one or ones do you think fit(s) your perspective and why?


Of the many descriptions of meat that Pollan describes, the one that fits my perspective best is how the pigs in most farms are treated. My perspective on that is a harmful and cruel way in killing an innocent animal, in this case, a pig. I would have never thought a pig would go through so much, just to please a food consumer. In The Omnivore's Dilemma, Michael Pollan writes how he had to learn how to shoot a pig. If I was the one who had to learn how to shoot a pig, or do anything in that nature, I would simply decline that offer. Killing a innocent animal harmfully is just not my thing. As a animal lover, I would be the first to admit I had a tough time reading how these animals were brought down. Also, even though I know it is how killing these animals is not just a job, but it is the way of life. After reading and observing how what these animals go through, I do not think I could look a piece of bacon the same. However, knowing it is the way of life, in the predator verses prey world, I am going to have to accept the fact that animals have to face cruelty, and simply move on.