For this blog I am choosing to blog on a class lesson this week. I am choosing to talk specifically about the first part of the move Food Inc. that we watched on Thursday. This was a very eye opening movie to watch and see the horrifying things that happen in slaughter houses and chicken coops rather than read it in a book. I am defiantly more of a visual learner and this really stuck with me and kept my attention, unlike when I read The Omnivore’s Dilemma.
One thing that really shocked me was the way that chickens were treated. Seeing the chickens not being able to walk and having no room to move if they wanted could, also they are in the dark all day every day. But the most disturbing thing to watch was that chickens being abused by the illegal immigrant workers. Although I am not a PETA, supporter, in fact I usually make fun of them, this makes me want to take action against the things that were happening in the chicken industry. Another thing that was disheartening was hearing the lady who owned a chicken farm talk about how the major corporations trap the workers into staying with them. The farmer is faced with a choice, either do things the way the big corporation wants it and have a job or try to make it on their own, which they already have accumulated massive debt.
Overall the film is very interesting and I am looking forward to the second half!
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