Cleanup at the slaughterhouse
After reading the above and an article by Glenn Greenwald [1] on ag-gag laws and the mistreatment of industrial animals, I&#x27;ve stopped eating meat unless I&#x27;ve met the farmer and (ideally) seen the farm.<p>I&#x27;m vegetarian outside the house, and our family ordered a half a cow from a farmer who lives ~30 minutes away. It was butchered by a small shop. I received something like 200+lbs of meat from a single animal, raised well, grass fed at a cost of around $8&#x2F;lb.<p>The lifestyle change has been far easier than I expected, and it feels like a decision that actually has a local impact. (As opposed to, say, tweeting outrage.)<p>There&#x27;s a whole bunch of support for making this change that I wasn&#x27;t aware of. If you are in the NW, Seattle Tilth puts out a guide to all the regional farms [2], and most of them have websites and email contact info.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;theintercept.com&#x2F;2017&#x2F;10&#x2F;05&#x2F;factory-farms-fbi-missing-piglets-animal-rights-glenn-greenwald&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;theintercept.com&#x2F;2017&#x2F;10&#x2F;05&#x2F;factory-farms-fbi-missin...</a><p>[2] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.pugetsoundfresh.org&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.pugetsoundfresh.org&#x2F;</a>