Comments on: Not So Happy Cows in California

By: RC

RC — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:40:34 +0000

My G’pa named his cows. We felt special when one had our name!

I’m a meat eater, but we try to buy from our local farmers. We know how their animals are kept, and loved, even though they will go on to be food.

Every living creature deserves to be treated with some dignity and respect.

By: mammacheryl

mammacheryl — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:40:34 +0000

My brother worked in a slaughterhouse for a while, and he said the way they killed the cows was very quick and pretty painless. The equivalent of a bullet in the back of the head. Working there never turned him off of eating anything but hotdogs. But that’s another post.

By: Dana

Dana — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 01:18:07 +0000

Amber, I know. I cried when I saw a clip of the video. I remember petting the cows on Grandma’s farm and those animals are so amazing. No wonder they are sacred in India.

By: Amber

Amber — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 01:00:08 +0000

That article makes me ANGRY. I don’t like to think of the slaughter of animals either and most certainly will not become a vegetarian in this lifetime. However, I agree - there is a humane way to do it. My grandfather ran a cattle ranch for years and those those cows became like family. Maybe it is because we all chewed our cud in the same manner.

By: Dana

Dana — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:29:22 +0000

Yoshi, that’s true. The USDA needs to own up to their wrong-doing, too!

By: yoshi

yoshi — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:19:13 +0000

Well, you have to admit that the meat packing company is not the only ones to blame. the USDA inspectors did pass them through after. The USDA is also to blame in this situation.

That’s the sad thing really, it all comes down to people, and the cruel thing they do, and the less people seem to care. It’s so very very sad.

It makes me very ashamed to be human.

By: Dana

Dana — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:09:03 +0000

Melissa, I’m not painting any kind of picture of California. I plainly stated that I can’t blame California for their ability to compete with Wisconsin, I’ve also pointed out that animal abuse takes place across the world.

I’m miffed that Hallmark Meat Packing would commit such acts. Did they think they wouldn’t get caught? Will California, the state that claims cows are happier there, prosecute this facility to the fullest extent?

You have to admit it’s going to have an impact on their slogan.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:16:58 +0000

It’s horrible how some slaughter houses treat the animals that enable them to make their living.

It’s a fine line between humane slaughter and torture. The Washington Post article makes me sick.

But, as much as I appreciate your views on the tragedy of animal abuse… it seems you’re using a very wide brush to paint the California milk/cheese industry with the wrongs of this one meat processing plant.