Harsh cold reality. Intense. Powerful.
A must-watch, but not for the faint-hearted or the apathetic.
Must show this to the boys when they are slightly older and more mature to comprehend.
After the heavy stuff, here's something lighter. :>
Couldn't stop laughing through this one. I LOVE babies!
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Couldn't stomach the 1st video. Had to turn it off after 3omin. Glad there was the 2nd one to help ease the churning in my stomach. I cried at some points. Too sad.
We've tried turning fully organic but organic meat is unbelievably inaccessible and expensive. so far, I try to buy kampong chicken. pork I can't do anything about. beef I don't cook.
btw, you are showing your kids THIS video? gosh. would they have nightmares?
oh I know what you mean. The 1st video is real intense to watch throughout at one sitting. But I appreciate its portrayal of the reality and the honesty involved. My hubby refuses to watch and I know many people who don't want to know the truth. My hubby's words: I don't want to know what they did to the pigs. Bacon is too tasty. :P
I haven't shown it to the kids because I think there are many parts that they will find too cruel and hard to understand. But one day, I will definitely watch with them. I want my boys to see the real pictures of the world and not just the beautifully crafted perspectives.
Ah, actually the easiest organic meat to find in Singapore is organic beef. I used to buy them from the Marketplace supermarket at Tanglin Mall for the boys when they were smaller. In comparison, the price difference isn't that great.
very heart-wrenching. Does that make you want to be vegetarian? Although I am not a meat-lover but I am still not a vegetarian. Somehow those video shots are in 1990s. Do you think things have changed for the better for this millenium era?
Anonymous, it certainly does. I have been wanting to be a vegetarian for a long time, though I am still not fully committed. I am not a meat-lover and prefer vegetarian meals if they are available. But I know I can't give up meat totally just yet because there are still non-vegetarian meals that I enjoy once in a while.
I am not sure if the situation is any better now. While I like to think so, given that the organic movement is more prevalent these days and more people are more aware of realities than before, I wonder if the positive effects could be negated by the unscrupulous practices somewhere else. The increasing role that Chinese farmers and factories play in the world's food production don't provide me much comfort. Which is why I generally avoid Chinese produce.
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