Eating Animals Reviews
Provides a fairly balanced view of CAFO's and their repercussions for human and environmental health. I wish it had emphasized that raising animals sustainably on their natural diets, and in something approximating their natural environment, is THE way forward for humans. The suggestion that we should all become vegan/vegetarian and/or eat laboratory-produced meat is horribly flawed, environmentally irresponsible, and frankly insane if you've looked hard at the science and economics of food production and the human diet.
As a meat eater, I never had, and still don't have, a moral issue with the notion of eating an animal. That, in itself, never concerns me; I subscribe to the notion of the circle of life and that nature happens. What is great about this film is it doesn't moralise about that; it is wholly concerned with the changing nature of farming, from a place where the relationship with the animal and the understanding of how meat gets to our place has been drowned out by big demand for cheap food and big bottom lines. A clear-eyed documentary that successfully sends away an open-minded meat eater with a lot to consider about the future of their diet. Very interesting, upsetting, and educational. I would have liked to see it explore outside the US, but that's not to say it's not enlightening.
A great documentary laying bare how we treat those who are the most vulnerable in the world and how we need laws and possibly even constitutional amendments to protect the US from factory farming businesses and the business-owned USDA.
As a vegan, I found this to be very disappointing. All this talk about environmental impacts and health issues but not once acknowledging the ethical stand point. Animals still being considered products not beings is a theme throughout this documentary. It shows how farmers are being the victims but not giving any respect to the ACTUAL victims. Whether this animals are raised on factory farms or family farms they all end up with a knife across their throats. And that is what needs to be addressed.
This documentary really opened my eyes and well put together. I wint be purchasing my meats at the grocery store from now on
This movie is an urgent, eye-opening look at the environmental, economic, and public health consequences of factory farming. Tracing the history of food production in the United States, the film charts how farming has gone from local and sustainable to a corporate Frankenstein monster that offers cheap eggs, meat, and dairy at a steep cost: the exploitation of animals; the risky use of antibiotics and hormones; and the pollution of our air, soil, and water.
Based on Foerâ(TM)s crucial book, this straightforward and entertaining documentary successfully cautions and educates viewers on the economic and climate costs of cheap, industrialized meat.
I knew most of what they said about the factory farms, but still the contrasts were enough to make me give up dairy again (I've been vegetarian for a long time).
For the ones who choose to keep eating meat, it is possible to do farming the right way. Sadly most corps only care about maximizing animals to produce with high efficiency and don't care about their well being.
Vegan propoganda. Yes, factory farming sucks. But we'll have clean meat soon (what some call lab meat). The problem will be solved. Meanwhile, good luck feeding everyone on an all-plant diet. Soil is not an infinite resource.
The eternal fight, eat meat or not. Like movies with the actual idea. Found this movie on boxxy software app on my PC>