Food, Inc.

Food, Inc. was definitely a one sided movie that played with your emotions to affect your opinion of commercial farming practices. When they interviewed the opinionated broiler farmer, she said that the chickens were being poorly treated because they could only take a few steps then sit, but this seems overdramatic to me. I do understand how some people might look at it as cruel that the chickens are being raised in dark, tight and maybe not well ventilated sheds, but this style of farming has proven to be the most effective for the mass production that needs to happen in order to feed the rapidly growing population.

            Another topic which was highlighted was the treatment of the animals by the employees of the large companies. I think this is an extremely poor representation of the companies. Just because a couple of employees mistreat animals, and just happen to be caught on tape, does not reflect the views and morals of the companies as a whole. Yes, maybe they aren’t punishing these certain employees, but that doesn’t mean they support animal cruelty.

            To the uninformed, uneducated customer, Food, Inc. may seem like a legit source of information as to where their food comes from, but to those of us who have been around farms and farmers our whole lives know better. Yes there are the few exceptions that mistreat animals that should be punished but most take pride in their livestock, as they are their sometimes only source of income and in order to make a profit they have to produce healthy and productive animals. 

~Kayla