Reply #10: Beef out west isn't factory farmed--YET [View All]

[Warpy]

because it's cheaper to graze them on allotments of public land then finish them on feed lots.

Nobody who has ever driven past a feed lot in warm weather will ever forget it. The ammonia stench from the waste in those pens is overpowering. The cattle are crammed in there, nothing to do but overeat the grain that is constantly being replenished.

Range fed beef without hormones or drugs is available in health food stores and some supermarkets. The texture certainly is different, no fat deposits in the muscle to make it tender and juicy with minimal cooking.

I eat meat maybe twice a year to remind myself why I don't eat meat. I avoid anything factory farmed: beef, pork, chicken, salmon. Too many corners are cut, too many costs are shaved, and there are too few inspectors to ensure the animals aren't being fed meal made from downer animals.

I would strongly suggest the meat eaters out there do likewise.