10-21-2015, 05:04 AM
(10-19-2015, 04:45 PM)Catherine Wrote:The meat industry is a huge business and boycotting them won't do anything until the laws are changed. They will keep killing animals and we will just feel awful about it.Quote:Not sure on prices over there, but here 300g organic unrefined coconut oil is about $13, but I find since I don't use it for all of my cooking (and don't need to use a lot when I do cook/bake with it) it lasts ages.
That is a good price. It might be more expensive here because it has to be imported from farther away. I find if I keep it cool most oils keep for ages.
Quote:I don't see what not eating animals will do for the meat industry. They will still kill animals for food until it is against the law. I sign legislation to try and make it against the law to kill them.
It is not a direct cause and effect situation, but when enough people refuse to eat meat because of the cruelty, then the meat industry will have to change. People are starting to look at where their food comes from and how it is produced. A lot of people do not want to eat meat from animals that lived horrible lives. If we boycott the worst offenders and demand change they will listen. They can see a loss of income if they don't change.
The whole cage egg issue is a good example. Big companies are being pressured about using eggs from caged hens. They are committing to change rather than lose business.
If we make it clear that we can live very well as vegetarians then we have the power to change the system. The meat industry needs us as customers. We don't need to eat their products if we don't like what they are doing.
