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(9,796 posts) Wed Dec 3, 2014, 12:39 AM Dec 2014

Should Factory Farming Be Banned? [View all]

Something a little more controversial than my other poll. Should the USA ban factory farming of meat? That is, should the law require that all animals intended for consumption are raised in a cage-free situation?

Also included an option where the suffering of animals is included in teh price of meat. So there's an extra charge on buying caged meat.

14 votes, 1 pass \| Time left: Unlimited
	Yes, cage-free only
	11 (79%)
	No, leave it to the market
	1 (7%)
	Include a surcharge consumerate with the animal's suffering
	0 (0%)
	Something else
	2 (14%)
	I want the boys!
	0 (0%)
	1 DU member did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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Should Factory Farming Be Banned? [View all] Prophet 451 Dec 2014 OP

Check the pork industry -- horrible easychoice Dec 2014 #1

I honestly don't know how to answer this question Arcanetrance Dec 2014 #2

Well, the idea was to make people think Prophet 451 Dec 2014 #3

You definitely got me to think I'll admit that Arcanetrance Dec 2014 #4

a couple of dollars DonCoquixote Dec 2014 #5

Yes, it is Prophet 451 Dec 2014 #8

Too vague to say. I do support a packer ban Recursion Dec 2014 #6

Packer ban? Prophet 451 Dec 2014 #7

Prevent meat packers from owning livestock being raised on farms and ranches Recursion Dec 2014 #9

I had never heard of that Prophet 451 Dec 2014 #13

Sorry: the ban is an attempt to require that ranchers own rather than rent their cows Recursion Dec 2014 #18

Wow! Prophet 451 Dec 2014 #20

No. flvegan Dec 2014 #10

OK Prophet 451 Dec 2014 #14

our country could stand to eat like the rest of the world olddots Dec 2014 #11

Cage Free is a start nationalize the fed Dec 2014 #12

Plant protein isn't better Prophet 451 Dec 2014 #16

I think it would significanly increase the price. Free range chickens aren't what many people think. ohnoyoudidnt Dec 2014 #15

I would argue that the larger problem is capitalism. LeftyMom Dec 2014 #17

And that's just extremism Prophet 451 Dec 2014 #21

That doesn't change what I'm saying about making a life into a profit center. LeftyMom Dec 2014 #23

You've got it right, sadly. Thanks. NCarolinawoman Dec 2014 #25

Yes! burrowowl Dec 2014 #19

Yes, only rich people should afford to eat meat taught_me_patience Dec 2014 #22

I think that's probably going to happen anyway Prophet 451 Dec 2014 #24

NYC, or maybe NY State, should try this idea first. quadrature Dec 2014 #26

I try to avoid meat BUT MFM008 Dec 2014 #27

YES! DeSwiss Dec 2014 #28

x50 Derek V Dec 2014 #29

The cruelty of factory farming shocks the conscience CrawlingChaos Dec 2014 #30

Watch movie "Food Inc" nt RiverLover Dec 2014 #31

The animals we eat ought to be treated humanely and with respect. hunter Dec 2014 #32

Heard that Prophet 451 Dec 2014 #39

You don't go far enough. It is the Industrial nature of the agriculture that is the central problem Bluenorthwest Dec 2014 #33

So what's your proposal? Prophet 451 Dec 2014 #36

there's no need for it. xchrom Dec 2014 #34

People should not eat meat dumbcat Dec 2014 #35

Only if it can be done without prices going up. Ykcutnek Dec 2014 #37

It's probable prices would go up, yes Prophet 451 Dec 2014 #38