Industrial meat production is unsustainable and unethical from "summary" of The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan
The system that delivers most of the meat we eat is a miracle, but it is also a marvel of inefficiency. It takes vast amounts of grain, soybeans, and fossil fuel to produce a steak. The industrial feedlot is a system designed to concentrate food as efficiently as possible, but it is ultimately unsustainable. It relies on cheap energy, abundant water, and a stable climate - things that are becoming increasingly scarce. The animals in these feedlots are packed in such close quarters that they must be fed a steady diet of antibiotics just to keep them alive. This practice is not only cruel to the animals, but it also contributes to the growing problem of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in humans. These animals are not allowed to behave like animals; they are denied their most basic instincts. They are forced to live in conditions that are far from natural, and they suffer as a result. The environmental costs of ind...
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