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Re: Why is cockfighting bad? (was: Pokemon (was: Harry PotterLego Line))
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Sun, 23 Jul 2000 01:05:53 GMT
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Not to mention the economies would just shift to compensate - nothing says the beef
would all be grown in labs out of the control of farmers. Smarter farmers would
create collectives and invest in the technology, with each farmer getting a share.
Then instead of spending the time taking care of the beef cattle, they could raise
more grain, and we could forge more overseas alliances to Feed The World (which is a
LARGE market if we can make the distribution more efficient to lower spoilage).
Beef farmers could also then switch to dairy cattle (assuming we don't have vats
producing milk ;-)
Most of my relatives are farmers, but I also know they are used to switching crops
or strategies almost quarterly to meet the market's demands.
Mark Sandlin wrote:
> > From: "Xcalabur" <Xcalabur@rocketmail.com>
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> >
> > You're right Tom, we sure would. I'm from Iowa, and 18. Although my family
> > doesn't raise cattle, it IS one of the main sources of income for this entire
> > state. Three things: corn, soybeans, and cattle. Now, if you go to most
> > restaurants anywhere, you will see a sign or something that says "Cornfed Iowa
> > Beef". That's because Iowa has the best tasting and textured beef in the US.
> > My own opinion, yes, but also 90% of the population's. Now, if you start
> > growing meat in a lab somewhere, that's gonna put lots of hard working farmers
> > out of business, as well as affect the rest of farm economy. Also, how do you
> > think "test tube" beef would taste? I don't know about anyone else, but I'd
> > much prefer that what I eat was at one time a whole animal. That way I know
> > how it was (or should have been) cared for, and that there's no deadly
> > diseases. Most diseases that affect cows AND people kill the cows, or are
> > very evident, so the tainted meat never enters the market. Now, how are we
> > gonna know when the test tube beef is bad? I'm sure they've got all sorts of
> > nice little chemical tests and injection things to insure that it stays
> > healthy, but no test beats seeing a living, breathing, healthy animal. Just 2
> > cents from an Iowa farmboy.
> > -Chris
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> I understand your points about the agricultural economy, and I understand
> about the aesthetic differences, but I think you have the disease equation
> bass-ackwards.
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> In a lab, the meat could be kept 99.999% disease-free. Beef that's released
> into the market today is nowhere near that. There are many diseases and
> bacteria that could be present in meat that you just don't see in a
> seemingly healthy animal.
--
Tom Stangl
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