Janfriend said:

no flaming here, but frankly, i don't understand why some people don't see the inherent right of another sentient being to live without suffering.

Janfriend said:

Nobody here mentioned their lives being equal to or above that of a humans, do you begrudge them any consideration?

Janfriend said:

If I were given a gun and forced to shoot either a human or a chicken, I'd shoot the chicken, ok? That is not what this is about. Nobody needs to eat KFC to survive.

Making somebody suffer a miserable life and cruel death for the sake of happy tastebuds is sick and wrong.

PREDOMINANT said:

i have not eaten any fast food at all after reading that great book, except for two local chains... one is a submarine shop, the other is a taco place.

cborgman said:

dare i ask whats in that book mr.borgman? ?

Christopher said:

call me chris, other chris... and you should read it. it is a fantastic expose of not only the horrible business practices of fast food companies, but also their criminal treatment of workers, and some of the many many MANY health problems they create. some moments that really got me was McD's telling vegetarians and hindus the fries were meat product free when they weren't, and one company shipping 35 million pounds of tainted beef and then holding out on a recall for 3 months untill only 8 million pounds were returned.

Background and reviews of Fast Food Nation: http://www.amazon.com/exe...s&n=507846

cborgman said:

oh geez!
i rarely go unless its for fries these days

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and one company shipping 35 million pounds of tainted beef and then holding out on a recall for 3 months untill only 8 million pounds were returned"

i stopped eating fast food last yr for a while after i became ill from it ...now i think i know why

Christopher said:

sadly, the only one that even tests their meat for ecoli is jack in the box. all of the others refuse to

Fast food =

Cloudbuster said:

you've read the book?

cborgman said:

it was from jack in the box maybe the cooks had it in for me

and ive had other funny things happen like a found a rock in my egg mcmuffin and seen other horrid stuff i dont wanna repeat

Christopher said:

really read the book, it will strengthen your resolve about not eating it. the book honestly changed my life.

cborgman said:

i think might check it out...

i cook at home mostly now cause i know exactly what goes in my food

irresistibleb1tch said:

i don't either. but since humans don't get it, then why should animals? i mean, i just spent a hot sweaty day in a corn field cramping up my fingers taking some completely useless notes on about 6,000 rows of corn and nobody's out there picketing for me...

AaronSuperior said:

there are lots of great organizations focused on workers' rights. just because you focus on one topic doesn't mean you're oblivious to others.

tackam said:

...but I don't see an animal as somebody they're not people. I'm for animal testing, wearing fur, and I really don't care how an animal is killed, unless it is an animal I know, like my dog or cat. I really can't stand PETA. They're extreme