http://www.grist.org/organic-food/2011-03-25-study-organic-chicken-significantly-lower-salmonella-risk
I am not surprised with the outcome of this study because we learned in class that antibiotics have caused resistant bacteria which have caused diseases. This study proves that. However, I feel as though no one is really going to change what they buy because this isn't really a big topic in the news and as I have said before, people are most likely only going to buy the cheaper deal. People need to see what the conditions are in these farms and what could happen to us if diseases and bacteria are left in the food we purchase. People need to see it to believe it. Also, the way animals are treated inside factory farms is way different then how they are treated in organic farms. Everything seems to be different. If people don't take action to do further research as well as change the conditions of factory farms, our food in the future could become dangerous.
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1. Do you think that the salmonella contributes to the resistant bacteria in factory farm animals?
2. Do you think that by letting more people see what is going on inside factory farms then something will be done to help these issues?
3. Did you know about the problems factory farms have until we learned them in class?
4. What can you do to help with the problems occurring in factory farms?
I agree with Amanda in the fact that I'm not suprised in the outcome of this study. I also agree with what she said about people are always going to go for the cheaper deal. However, I think that no matter the conditions of the animal's habitats people will continue to buy the factory farm food. Though this still shouldn't stop us from trying to improve the conditions for the animals. Improving the conditions for the animals could in turn improve the food quality.
ReplyDelete1) To b honest it probably does contribute to that and a number of other things.
2) Yes it probably will help the issues but if it doesn't I still think people would buy the food because it's cheaper.
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ReplyDeletei am also not surprised by the outcome of the study. I think that if everyone in the world saw this article, many people would change their food choices. However, they probably wont see this because it is not a big topic on the news. Because of this, people will still be buying the cheap food that may have risks of salmonella and other diseases. Like Jack said, improving the conditions of the animals could improve the food quality. I 100% agree with that because the factory farms treat their animals terribly resulting in disease, which lowers the quality of the food we buy. I think that people should run this on the news and see the reactions of the citizens that eat the food.
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2) i do think that if people actually see what is going on, they will do something about it. Either help out or switch to all organic food.
3) I didnt know about the problems. I am glad i learned because now i know to check the food im eating and maybe when im older, ill switch to organic food.
I believe the outcome of results is understandable with the amount of animals in a confined place that diseases are likely to spread, but the fact that it is such a high percentage suprises me. People will probably not change their ways though. Factory farms are cheeper for consumer and make money for corperations. Just about no one is going to give up those pros to the situation because of disease. They see it as a miner detail that wont bother anyone really. That is part of the problem people need to be educated more about the effects of family farms and how they relate to our lives better. I know I mention the Meatrix in about all of these respondses but that taught me a lot about factory farms and some of the effects they have.
ReplyDelete2. yes the more amount of people and the more those people know the higher chance there will be someone who learns something and does something about it
3. i really did know there was such a derastic difference between the two
I can see how this would be the outcome. In class we learned about the way that organic farmers treat their animals in comparison to factory farms and it is very sad to see the treatment of animals in factory farms. We saw that they were crammed in small spaces, never see daylight, and given tons of antibiotics so they do not spread diseases and cause the farm to lose profits. Therefore, it is very believable that the chickens living on organic farms were much healthier and not resistant to antibiotics. After seeing these results, though it makes it very scary to think that I am not eating organic food. I know that salmonella is bad and I don't want my food to contain it. I think that there should be more regulations on farms to ensure the health of the animals and the buyers.
ReplyDelete2. I think that if more people see the conditions on factory farms, they will begin to see how bad it is and cause farmers to change their ways. People may begin reporting the farms, and there may be further investigations or boycotting of them until farmers better their quality.
3. Before class, I had no idea of the problems in factory farms. I always thought that the animals just live on traditional farms until they are killed. I didn't know how badly they were treated and how they were cooped up inside small spaces. It is disgusting and sad.