Most of our meat, dairy, and produce don't come from the kind of farm we thinks of. Large pastures where animals roam around, farmers tending to their animals and tending fields. It isn't how it works anymore. Nowadays, most of our food comes from what is called a "factory farm". Factory farms cramp animals together in cages and never show them broad day light. This causes fights, so the factory farms remove Chickens beaks (which there are other alternatives) and dock cows. Docking is a process used to remove a cow's tail. They place a rubber band on the cow's tail to the point that circulation is cut off and the tail just falls off. I challenge anyone who says that doesn't work to try it on a finger or toe and then say it doesn't hurt. There is a lot to cover, but a good place to start would be to watch the two "The Meatrix" movies.

The Meatrix
The Meatrix: Revolting

It's gross to see how animals are being treated in factory farms, and yes theese are really practices factory farms practice.

Resources To Buy Better Meat, Dairy, and Produce.

Eat Well Guide

It is really gross. That's why i'm a vegan and that's why i have a preaching problem.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=32...mp;q=earthlings

^not for those with weak stomaches

Wow, thanks for this cartoon from 4 years ago.....

Your so welcome Mo. Anything to help the farmers and animals.

let's not eat meat everyone!

Cows man!

AWWWW YEAH!

Gotta treat the Animals good.

I know that most of us are still young, so we arn't buying or own groceries. But, if you care about the cause you can talk to your parents about it.

http://www.eatwellguide.org/

This is a good website that suplies you with organic farms near you that treat the animals right and go about slaughtering them in a painless manner. There are more resources. I'll fill you guys in if you care.

If you watched the second Meatrix movie, then you know that in the USA, factory farms are injecting cows with rGBH (a growth horomone linked to the progression of breast, prostate and colorectal cancer). Hershey uses a quarter of a million gallons of milk daily. While chocolate isn't good for you anyway, that's alot of milk. That is alot of power to weild over the dairy industry.

You can contact Hershey at:

The Hershey Company
PO Box 810
100 Crystal A Drive
Hershey, PA 17033
Phone: (800) 468-1714

Or here: Click To Send Hershey An E-Mail