In
this blog I will discuss something about the video From Farm to Fridge. The
video shows us what the animals suffer from before they become the meat in our
fridge. In the video, “slaves” and “machines” are the best words to describe these
poor animals. As is presented, animals are confined in the crowded factory
farms, losing the freedom to do and meet their basic natural behaviors and
need. Worst, animals are hurt and killed cruelly as to adjust them to the
unnatural condition and improve their productivity.
Animals
are treated violently and get no freedom just like the slaves. They are
confined in the tiny cages so that they cannot behave naturally. To adapt themselves
to the over-crowded space, they are also removed part of their bodies without
any tools reducing their pain. For
instance, the tailors of cows and swine are cut off. We cannot imagine how
painful the animas are. Humans beings take it for granted that they are the most
advanced animals and they have the rights to govern all of the other animals. Consequently,
they treat the animals as slaves and force the animals to do everything in
order to meet with their own need.
In
terms of the businesspeople, animals are producing machines rather than the
life. In order to improve the productivity, they neglect the welfare of the
animals. If the animals don’t have or lose the ability to produce, they will be
thought killed without hesitation. As we can see in the video, a great amount
of male chickens are killed not long before hatching because they cannot lay
eggs or grow up rapidly as female chickens. Once animals cannot contribute to the
productivity, they are thought useless and are abandoned as a broken machine.
