In my English class, we're watching a documentary called "Food Inc." and if you work in the food service industry, I recommend never watching it. I have found myself in a rut because of it.
Imagine being asked how the Maple Glazed Chicken is, and finding yourself paralyzed. The sound of a chicken that is scared, and knows it's about to die, starts to ring in your ears. Never heard that sound, well watch the video below, and your will hear what I'm talking about. I warn you, it's not something that is that easy to watch.
As I watched the video, I could hear the chickens screaming "Ow" just like a human would, and it made me look at a few things I would've never thought about before seeing this video. I watched as they killed these birds in front of the others, and wondered what was going on in the spectating chicken's head? Were they reacting to the inevitable, because they had been watching all along? How horrible would it be to watch a friend die, and then see the murderer come to me next?
Am I saying that killing chickens is murder? No. I'm not and activist. But I did see some parallels with humans and how they would respond. And because of that, I can't eat chicken anymore. At least not until I get that sound out of my ears.
Even still, I guess it was better than the way the chickens in the industrialized facilities were being treated. They had no quality of life. It was cruel. The pumped these chickens full of hormones and steroids so they would grow so big that their legs can't even hold their own weight, then slaughter them. Engineering the food to maximize profit, it's as disgusting as some of the fallout from their practices. The diseases and outbreaks. All because they wanted to make more money.
So even though this video was from so many years ago, I'm too grossed out to eat chicken now. And it's sad too. Because I used to love the Spicy McChicken Sandwich.
These entries are well organized and thoughtful. You are honest and engaging in your tone. Keep up the good work.
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