My family likes to buy rotisserie chicken which we usually find priced at $3.99. ... Although, we never really thought about the implications of buying the chicken - we always just saw it as an abundant option whenever we went to our local Albertsons. ... Even when people are aware of the consequences of unethical food decisions are known, sometimes people are made to think they are buying responsibly when, in fact, they are not. ... Such is the case with the Hillard family, who think that the "Animal Care Certified" seal implied that some standard of humane animal care was followed,...

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Certain animals, such as cats, which are carnivorous by nature, would simply die if they did not eat meat. ... Freston, in her book, "Veganist," argues that everyone should switch from an animal to a plant based diet. ... "Does a single mother of four living at the poverty line really have nothing better to do with her time than take a leisurely stroll down to the farmers' market to buy fresh ingredients that require peeling, chopping, and boiling? ... "The majority of the people are being fed a disastrous diet based on animal products, whether they like it or choose i...

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What consumers forget about when choosing to buy locally, is that they might not have all the consumables they want or need without this global food foundation. ... Most animal feed is not produced locally. ... The world is very critical of a producer's carbon footprint and consumers are buying more "green" these days. While buying locally will cut down on what has been dubbed "food miles", the amount of miles food travels from the source of production to its destination, food miles are not even close to the largest health factor for the environment (Hill, 1). ... Peop...

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However, these changes towards the crops have caused an increase in health problems for consumers, varying from food allergies to damage in animal's organs. ... For if they did would we still buy it knowing the effects it caused? ... The American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) conducted research on animals and the results show that the animals that ate genetically modified corn had damage in their organs, disorders in their immune system, and weren't able to contribute to the process of creating offspring. ... Isn't that the reason consumer felt safe eating anything th...

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The poisons and toxins used to ensure a full yield of GMO's or GE's are clearly related to an increase in infections, disabilities, disorders, and contaminations to both humans and animals. ...

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