Jonathan Safran Foer Eating Animals Analysis

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Through the book “Eating Animals” by Jonathan Safran Foer one of the main arguments which Foer explicates is how those whom eat meat are involving themselves in horrendous crimes committed against animals. He explains the way factory farming is and how cruel it has become to the animals that are forced to partake in this process. However, he also explains how people want farming to be humane yet they do not what to pay higher prices for the differences of quality they receive and for the difference of treatment that these animals receive. Factory farming’s mindset is to reduce production cost to the absolute minimum, ignoring or externalizing the closest as environmental degradation, human disease, or animal suffering. This is what they go by which is also the main reason why factory farming is considered to be so inhumane and brutal. Although personally I consume meat , I think that people whom really care about being humane towards animals should not hesitate and complain about the prices since they are getting what they want, a more humane farming or …show more content…

Odder still, those who do choose to act in accordance to these uncontroversial values by refusing to eat animals […] are often considered marginal or even radical.” It is evident that factory farming is the best alternative and best way to get large amounts of food produced at an affordable price, I agree with the statements that Foer points out through “Eating Animals”. This statement that Foer is implementing is the fact that although most people are informed about what is occurring with produce and factory farming we still manage to let it keep occurring since we continue to buy these products. Furthermore, other people want farming to be humane yet, complain when the products coming from more humane source is more

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