Beef cattle

There are so many diseases in the world nowadays. Every day doctors and pathologists find out a new disorder that may afflict living organisms. Although there are hundreds of thousands of diseases around the world, Mad Cow Disease is unique among them. According to Health and Science Research Blog, a study in 1992 says that there were about 37 thousands cases of Mad Cow Disease reported around the world, but this high number decreased to 29 cases in 2011. Interestingly, many people ask…

In Laudan’s Book, Cuisine & Empire, she puts an interesting spin on world history. Instead of talking about the conquests of empires or the longevity of empires; she looks about how different cuisines shaped empires. From traditional foods for empires to the introduction of different spices, she goes into detail on how trade routes like the Silk Road changed traditional dishes. In this paper I’m going go through the importance of only one chapter, though every chapter in this book explains…

Layer hens are killed when they are one or two years old. Turkeys have 3 square feet per cage the farmers get more money if the turkeys are fatter. The turkeys weight is so much they can't stand so their legs break. Cattle raised for beef are ironed for identifying the owners cattle. Cattle live in dirty pens, forced to eat and sleep. They get cancer eye, respiratory disease, metabolic disorders. 250 cows are killed every hour at slaughterhouses. Dairy cows live in crowded pens or bans. The…

There are variety types of food that can be found in today’s modern world. But today’s society prefer fast food as their main meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner since fast food can be obtain at a very cheap price and easily. People do not realize the bad effects that fast food bring to their health. The question is “Is it worth it to gamble our own health for cheap food?”. I believe most people answer for the question will be no. In the Fast Food Nation novel by Eric Schlosser and Food Inc.…

The New World “[did not] have the pathogens associated with the Old World’s dense populations of humans and … chickens, cattle, black rats, and Aedes egypti mosquitoes. Among these germs were those that carried smallpox, measles, chickenpox, influenza, malaria, and yellow fever.” Smallpox was one of the many diseases that killed a large number of Native Americans. According…

On December 30, 2017 at 10:00 am, Madi Barker (and her mom) took a miniature field trip to the Autry Museum to fulfill her history class extra credit assignment. While she was there, she explored just about every exhibition offered, including La Raza, California Continued, Play!, and Art of the West. She stayed there for a total of two and a half hours, and was able to get a guided tour from a docent, time to roam by herself, and explore the gift shop. Overall, she was very pleased with her…

“If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone in the world would be a vegetarian.” This is a quote by Linda McCartney and it could not be more true. People do not really think about what happens to farm animals in slaughterhouses in order to provide for our human needs. They give us with food, materials, and have even aided us in medicine. It is clear that animals are essential to human existence and therefore should be treated with respect, right? Well, in all reality, this is not the case,…

Is Veganism Necessary? Although studies on a vegetarian diet had not existed until the 1800’s, veganism dates back all the way to fourth century B.C.E. Veganism refers to the non-consumption of any animal foods or products; a vegetarian diet is plainly the non-consumption of meats. In the article “Background of the Issue” the writer claims: “The philosopher Plato described a vegetarian diet as "divinely ordained.” Although hunting, gathering, and consuming animals has remained since the…

Wolves started at a small variety, men killed them off in hundreds, then they were put on the endangered list in 2000, and wolves from canada were brought to the Flathead valley and Yellowstone. After 10 years there numbers were over what they had been before they men were killing them. Slowly at first they started killing livestock and elk. With the wolves population so high why would the humans take a hands-off when they weren’t killed for 10 years. The Fish & Wildlife service need to watch…

There is no doubt that food is the paramount needs for human beings because food provides nutrients for human and without food human can’t survived in the world. In general, there are many different ways to get nutrients such as fruit, vegetable and animals meat but as we live in a developed science and technology society all you need is money, you can buy any food you want even though delivery food to you houses. As the matter of facts, food industries are mass produce food with chemicals…