Many people believe that because they cook their meals at home in traditionally healthy ways, then they are completely safe from any negative health effects. They are not exposed to the disgusting and cruel acts that go on in Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, where animals are held before being packaged off to consumers. CAFOs contain thousands of animals. They are tended to in order to produce food for humans. Ninety-nine percent of farmed animals in the United States are raised in factories. The income of farm owners is based on how much product is made at the lowest cost possible. Due to this, farmers inject cattle with large amounts of growth hormones. Over eighty percent of cows are given the genetically engineered growth hormone rBGH to elevate milk production. People who stay cautious with flaws in the industrial food system claim to purchase “organic food,” but organic foods also have harmful chemicals in them. These chemicals naturally occur on farms, so even though they are harmful, the food on which they are on, is still considered organic. They are also held on the same land as CAFOs.
The only way to make sure the food you are eating is all natural and healthy, is if you maintain your own garden and research your pesticides. We must take it into our own hands to figure out what dangerous affects our food can have on us. No matter what we buy, we will never understand what we are eating if we are educated by the very people who are giving us foods filled with pesticides and growth hormones. Take charge of what you consume!
By taking trips to factory farms and discussing food processes with nutritionists, we will all be able to gain the information we need to eat healthy. Only by growing your own nourishments, will you truly understand your personal