Halal for my family

I made my family lamb and rice with salad.

BLog #11

Factory Farming

What if you were told that you could fly to Brazil to a beautiful land  in exchange for your cooking? but instead you were sent to Brazil kidnapped, fed drugs, sexually abuse then murdered after you were saw to be no longer useful. Well people do it everyday to our food; Animals. The government has allowed factory farming to buy animals fly them across the country, unwillingly breed them, and do atrocious procedures then slaughter them. Animals such as cattle, chickens, ruminants and other farm animals have to deal with these traumatizing problems everyday. Factory farming should be banned due to its production of animal cruelty.

There are many different types of housing systems for animals depending on the species and the procedure being done for consumption. Farmers choose housing either extensively or intensively, which means outside (free-style)  or inside (confinement). Now farmers house in confinement either intensively or extensively. Factory farmers confinement at a sufficient production rate is one part of a systematic effort to produce

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the highest output at the lowest cost by relying on economies of scale, modern machinery, biotechnology, and global trade. They are crammed by thousands of other animals into filthy, windowless sheds and confined to wire cages, gestation crates, barren dirt lots, and other cruel confinement systems. They are also kept in small cages or jam-packed sheds or on filthy feedlots, often with so little space that they can’t even turn around or lie down comfortably.

One of the farm animals that have to deal with these problems are Pigs. Before the 72 hours of the piglets being born they are demanded to get their needle teeth clipped, tail docked, get their ear notched and administer iron. Because factory farming is intensive pigs are suppose to get their needle teeth clipped to prevent fighting with each other. Their tails are chopped off to prevent other pigs from biting it off. Ear notching is a horrific way factor farmers use to keep count of their piglets; by cutting of pieces of each piglets ears.(picture “A” shown on below). Pigs are also one of the animals that use gestation crates, instead they're called Farrowing crates. Farrowing crates are small (5 x 7 inch) crate the limits the mobility of female pigs during her feeding or delivery of her young. Farrowing crates has a censor that blows very cold air on the piglets when the mother stands up, to prevent the mother from moving.

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They are used to feed piglets and are very effective for confinement. This can be harmful to the animals because baby pigs are born with a low iron count and can lead to an iron deficiency if the mother doesn't mind the breeze. By two to three weeks of age, 15% of the piglets will have died from these procedures. Those who survive are taken away from their mothers and crowded into metal-barred and concrete-floored pens in giant warehouses. Pigs live in these pens until they reach 6 months of age, usually 250 pounds.Pigs aren’t allowed to provide for their piglets naturally. They are given unhealthy high protein foods to gain a lot of weight fast. Factory farming has limited a pigs access on natural essentials of life such as personal space and freedom.  

Ruminants also suffer with the abuse because of factory farming. Ruminants are animals multi-chambered stomachs such as sheep, goats and llamas. Sheep are primarily used for meat but is also used for wool, milk and mohair. They are slaughtered very young from six to eight because consumers prefer lamb. Sheep and goat are tail docked to prevent from flystrike. Tail dock is simply cutting the tail off. Flystrike is when the animal’s tail isn’t cleaned after urinating or defecating, flies sit there and lay nest and causes several problems for the animal. Since factory farmers use confinement housing, it is too time consuming to simply cutting around the tail (which is what was normally done in normal farms) so

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farmers just cut the tail off. Some goats are born hornless, called a polled goat. Those arent polled are disbudded. Disbudding is a procedure the places a electric hot iron that burns the horn off and the corneal nerve around it.(Picture “B” below) This procedure is very painful for the animals. They are demanded to give the animal anaesthetics before the procedure takes place. Ruminants are disbudded to prevent them from attacking farmers and other ruminants. Another way factory farming causes animal cruelty in ruminants, is by the dipping procedure. Since factory farming uses confinement, if one animals catches something so will the others; to prevent the loss of production farmers must dip. Dipping is when farmers places the animal's entire body in a tank of insecticide to prevent from ectoparasite. According to the ieatmeat goat management page, 95% of ruminants drown from this procedure. Factory farmers do whatever it takes to increase production.

The biggest milk and meat industry comes from cattle. Cattle are Cows, Bulls and Veal. Cows used by the dairy industry are intensively confined, continually impregnated, and bred for high milk production with little concern for their well-being. Cows that are used for beef are killed within one to three years old. Veal is one of the worst treated cows. Veal is male calves that are fed poorly and lack exercise deliberately. Veal is known for being very tender meat so if it gets alot of excercise it wont be.

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Cows are also disbudded but its called debudding. Cows are milked 305 days a year and is dried off for 60 days around the time she gives birth.  In factory farming Cows are bred naturally and through artificial insemination. Artificial insemination is an artificial hormone that is implanted into the cows ear or skin to continuously breed the cow. Cows are also injected with bovine growth hormone (BGH) to increase the production of milk. Some cows die from the overproduction of milk or infection of mammary glands (utters).(Picture “C” below).Cows even go through painful procedures for labeling them. When having a confined farm its hard to differentiate animals so they use labeling such as ear tagging, branding, spectum rings (Used for bulls) and tattooing.

I understand some people believe that humans need meat to survive or just have religious reasons for why they eat meat.Yes, Meat isn't unhealthy (depending on how its made) however, there are many ways to be an ethical meat-eater.It might be a bit expensive but buying free-range eggs and chicken can make a big change.There are many vitamins that can be consumed as a meateaters such as Iron,Zinc, Magnesium and  Vitamin B12. Iron helps our bodies produce two essential proteins: hemoglobin and myoglobin. Hemoblogin delivers oxygen to your cells, and the myoglobin in muscle cells accepts and uses it.Vegetables contain iron  but consuming plants gives your body nonheme iron, a version less easily absorbed by the

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body. Heme iron is the better type that only comes from life forms with hemoglobin, such as red meat, pork, poultry, and fish. According to the World Health Organization, over 30% of the globe suffers from iron deficiency, which leads to fatigue, decreased immune function, and overall crankiness. I love animals. There are many benefits from eating meat so I'm not willing to sacrifice my happiness for theirs.Being a vegetarian isn't that effective for our health, As a consumer we all need to make conscious choices to lessen the negative effect on the animal community.

In the factory farming industry these loving and intelligent animals routinely suffer inhumane treatment throughout their lives and are gruesomely slaughtered for human consumption.Intensive housing can be very advantageous for farmers , but the ideal idea for consumers should be   Quality v.s. Quantity. Factory farmers Cut pieces of Pig’s ears to label them, Overfeed and inject drugs cows to produce more milk,Burn Ruminants horns and Pierce bulls noses; all for humans ;the consumer. I believe if the world knew what was happening to our animals they wouldn't eat the meat.

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Work cite

1. http://www.farmsanctuary.org/learn/factory-farming/sheep-and-goats/#
2. http://www.dehorning.com/faqs/

3. Ocular Local Anaesthetics

4. http://www.patient.co.uk/doctor/ocular-local-anaesthetics
5. Goat management, http://www.ilmeatgoat.org/Management%20of%20Goats%282%29.pdf
6. Factory farming, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intensive_animal_farming

Blog #10 Topic sentence outline (Factory farming)

Possible hook:  What if you were told that you could fly to Brazil to a beautiful house of your own in exchange for your modeling? but instead you were sent to Brazil kidnapped, fed drugs, sexually abuse then murdered after you were saw to be no longer useful. Well people do it everyday to our food; Animals. The government has allowed factory farming to buy animals, unwillingly breed them, do atrocious procedures then slaughter them. Animals such as cattle, chickens, ruminants and other farm animals have to deal with these traumatizing problems everyday.

Claim: Factory farming should be banned due to its production of animal cruelty.

Main point #1: They are satiate the farms to maximize output while increasing input.

Supporting info:Animals are crammed by the thousands into filthy, windowless sheds and confined to wire cages, gestation crates, barren dirt lots, and other cruel confinement systems.

supporting ideas: factory farms typically consist of large numbers of animals being raised in extreme confinement. Animals on factory farms are regarded as commodities to be exploited for profit. They undergo painful mutilations and are bred to grow unnaturally fast and large for the purpose of maximizing meat, egg, and milk production for the food industry. Their bodies cannot support this growth, which results in debilitating and painful conditions and deformities.

Main point #2: Procedures done to animals before slaughter.

Supportive info: Animals are declawed, disbudded, Injected with Epidermal growth factor (EGF)

Suportive ideas: Animal-rich diet that is high in processed foods, saturated fats, cholesterol, and excessive protein and hormone levels - all at the high cost of deteriorating human health and a waste of natural food resources that could otherwise feed 8 billion people on this planet.

Research proposal (Blog entry #9)

Animal cruelty should be ceased.the government should support passing farm animal welfare laws, exposing consumers to how farm animals are typically mistreated, and working with retailers to improve farm animal welfare in their supply chains.Meat and dairy production in the United States has changed dramatically over the past 30 years. the assumptions of food coming from Small family farms have been replaced by huge livestock facilities, where animals suffer horribly, workers are mistreated, the environment is being destroyed, and where rural communities are falling apart. According to schlosser  factory work can be the most dangerous job.  One source used was the meatrix series (http://www.themeatrix.com). the matrix explained that not only the government but the FDA and other importers are lying to us. I dont know if we should blame them for our assumption of where our food should come from,but it should be obvious to them that what theyre doing is harmful to not only the animals but to the consumers.The factory farming industry strives to maximize output while minimizing costs—always at the animals’ expense. The giant corporations that run most factory farms have found that they can make more money by cramming animals into tiny spaces, even though many of the animals get sick and some die.when we think about where our food is coming from, we picture a pretty farm with people taking care of lovely and helpful animals. if you google a farm u see something that looks like the image above but instead they are little chambers that mistreat animals and inject them with artificial hormones.These animals will never raise their families, root around in the soil, build nests, or do anything that is natural and important to them. some difficulties  i can see my self experiences in my reseaxh paper is finding an direct response from the government.i wan a direct resonce from the government nt an interpretation

sources used: http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/confinement_farm/timelines/timeline_farm_animal_protection.html#.U2Tua17pHwI

http://www.themeatrix.com

http://www.peta.org/issues/animals-used-for-food/factory-farming/#ixzz30ezxWG1D

http://www.farmsanctuary.org/learn/factory-farming/#

Blog #8 Midterm

Although it is a parent’s responsibility to control what their children eats, it becomes very hard when there are advertisements everywhere that are mostly directed to children. The government should help decrease illnesses and obesity in America. It can be hard for the government to tell us what to eat because some people don't like to be told what to do and it can cause the fast food  industry to flounder. To avoid interfering with the fast food industry’s success, the government shouldn’t eliminate ads completely but create ads informing children about the harm fast food is causing. It can also help to increase the amount of ads from the health departments promoting good health and wellness.

Parents should always have control of their kids, what their kids do and where their kids are, however parents can't control how often their child sees a fast food advertisement. According to Adweek News, Images of food packaging were shown in 88 percent of kids' ads versus 23 percent of adult ads and toy premiums were promoted in 69 percent of kids ads versus 1 percent of adult ads. McDonalds come up with fun  playgrounds, food packages in shape of presents and pretend like they are doing it to make people happy but in reality they are doing it to profit themselves. A parent shouldn't have to supervise their child when they're watching nickelodeon to avoid them from seeing a fast food advertisement thats giving them erroneous information or giving their kid the impression that their food is healthy.

Every time my 6 yr old niece and I are on the train and she sees an ad for McDonalds she nags constantly until I get her “her favorite” ; a kid’s meal. According to the book Selling to kids, a marketer said “ It’s not just getting kids to nag, its giving them a specific reason to ask for the product”. Schlosser further explains that the aim of most ads directed at children is to get them to nag their parents until they

get what they want. Soon enough marketers started supporting the idea, calling it “Leverage” and “Pest Power”. Pioneers also used the information in the book kids as customers, where McNeal classified the nagging tactics and in 1992 they created ads teaching kids to nag. Parents do have the option of saying no to their kids, however nagging becomes extremely annoying after a while and they eventually give in.

It can be hard for the government to make the huge decision of stopping ads for our health. On June 1,2012 NYC’s Mayor Bloomberg submitted the proposal to the NYC health department banning the sale of large sodas over 16 oz. due to the rapid increase of diabetes over the years. When most people heard the proposal they instantly disagreed saying the government shouldn’t tell us what to eat and drink. On July 30, 2013 the proposal was rejected by the state court saying the controversial regulation violates “the principle of separation of powers.”  It is very difficult for the government to regulate certain things; food is one of them. The best thing the government should do is create advertisements directed to america (especially children) informing them of the harm fast foods are causing. Stopping the fast food’s ads will decrease the fast food’s business. The best way to help both sides without violating the constitution is allowing the fast food ads, but also allowing more ads promoting healthy foods such as fruits and vegetables. When having an option, people can make their own decision.

Food is something we need to survive, parents shouldn't have to worry about their child becoming ill because of something that seems so good. Eliminating fast food ads can lead to the decrease of success in the fast food industry so the government should not control what we eat. they should allow us to make our own decision by informing us the harm fast foods can be causing us.

"The things to help our fast food nation" (Blog #7)

Not only the government but the FDA and other importers are lying to us. I dont know if we should blame them for our assumption of where our food should come from,but it should be obvious to them that what theyre doing is harmful to not only the animals but to the consumers. My claim for my essay #2 is going to focus on how society paints the wrong picture to us with factory farming ; mislead us. when we think about where our food is coming from, we picture a pretty farm with people taking care of lovely and helpful animals. if you google a farm u see something that looks like the image above but instead they are little chambers that mistreat animals and inject them with artificial hormone. my expectation is to stop animal cruelty due to factory farming. animals are being slaughtered horribly for the aspiration of success for a company. animals were born without freedom and are injected by chemicals the intentions of human consume. i can't speak for everyone but if i knew this before i wouldn't be a meat eater .the government should stop hiding these important information from us.

Brand identification (Blog #6)

              There are many brands i wear, some i wear more often than others. After writing this blog i noticed now something as simple as a brand and hold a huge impact on my life.Doc Martins And Jeffrey Campbells are my two favorite brands. Doc martins have been my favorite boot for a while, Ive been wearing them for 4 years now. When i first saw Doc Martins i fell in love. Although they were simple boots they had an unique shine to them. They are extremely sturdy and cute at the same time. I remember the first time i wore them to school and a random girl asked me "where u got those black timberlands from?" I was so confused at first but then i understood what she meant. A Lot of people in my school haven't seen them before.When i notice how many people didn't know what they were i loved them more. People started calling me Docs to tease me, i think its because i have big feet but it didn't really bother me. Docs made me feel different and i loved it. About 4 years after i have 5 pairs of Doc Martins. I have the low top (polka dot), 2 high tops (Green And Black) and one velvet one (Burgundy). Now i don't only use them for fashion but i wear certain Doc according to the occasion. I love moshing is docs because they are heavy duty but i also love wear my velvet low tops at nice events because they are more sophisticated. Doc Martins have made a impact on my life without me even noticing.

        Another brand i love id Jeffrey Campbell. Jeffrey was once an Olympic water polo player, he won 2 Silver Medals, 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles & in the summer of 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. Jeffrey Campbell is now known as the platform shoe god. Jeffrey makes the best looking platform shoes ever! He's so unique. He has a crazy style theta only real fashionistas can pull off. My first pair of Jeffrey Campbell's were for my sweet sixteen, after buying the $200 shoes my mom bickered at my for the rest of the day. Although i knew i would hear he complaining all day it didn't affect me, I was ensured that no one at my sweet sixteen would have them on... or even know what they are. Today I only have 2 pairs due to the price but hopefully I’ll have over 20 pairs by the age of 30. it so silly how we buy things to give us a little boost of happiness.