Josh
Eat More Bugs
Crickets and other insects are the key to solving world hunger. Raising insects requires less grain per pound than beef or pigs. According to TED talks Bug Eating Show mealworms have twice as much protein per square inch than a side of beef. Also apparently in the United States we already eat large amounts of insects in products such as chocolate peanut butter. In the ingredients section of a processed foods, natural flavoring and natural dyes are used and these ingredients are composed of beetle juice and parts. To help end world hunger, developed countries also need to stop eating red meats, in developed countries the population eats roughly 80 kilograms per person a year. In developing countries the population eats roughly 25 kilograms per person on average a year. However the latter’s statistics are likely to change, it is believed that in developing countries within a few years the population would have a three times increase in the need to consume meats. Also because of the huge biological gap between insects and mammals it would be unlikely for insects to transfer diseases to us. In conclusion the conversion factor between insects and livestock, 10 kilograms of feed results in only one kilogram of beef, three kilograms of pork and five kilograms of chicken. However 10 kilograms of feed results in 9 kilograms of locust meat. I believe that people should be more adventurous and start eating insects as an alternative protein source. Because the more developed countries export large amounts of food to lesser countries if the populations of these developed countries begin eating insects they will undoubtedly begin exporting insects to their clients. In addition because it is easier to raise large quantities of insects rather than livestock it will result in more food for everybody. There’s no real reasoning why not to eat insects except that Westerners are afraid to try new things because in the Western Culture, insects aren’t a common food item so they are skeptical.
Processed Meats
The New York Times article “Not Grass-Fed, But at least Pain Free” relates to the readers the cruelty and the horrors that happen in factory farms. The article states that in these factory farms the cows are extremely mistreated; they aren’t seen as animals but as milk and meat making machines. The cattle are viewed as hunks of meat that they need to meet their quotas. Whether the cows are in extreme pain or being abused is irrelevant to the companies that just see it as profit. The conditions of the cows are cruel as they live in cramped metal cages and the owners just want to make the most amount of profit as quickly as possible. The cattle are kept in cages and are herded into corrals where many die at the hands of inexperienced workers using stun guns. Animal husbandry has been morphed from the free range green farms that we think they are, to open dirty yards that are packed with beasts. These packed yards hold all sorts of animals; gestating animals, newborns, very old, and sick. All are kept in the yards indiscriminately. Because for a cow to be used as food it doesn’t have to be healthy or in good physical condition. The owners don’t need to take the extra time to treat the animals well. According to the video “All Jacked Up Slaughterhouses” the cows used to produce milk are forced to make 10 times as much milk as they would in the wild. The solution is that we should use all the undeveloped land in Central United States and turn them into free range farms or at least farms with more room for livestock.
The New York Times article “Not Grass-Fed, But at least Pain Free” relates to the readers the cruelty and the horrors that happen in factory farms. The article states that in these factory farms the cows are extremely mistreated; they aren’t seen as animals but as milk and meat making machines. The cattle are viewed as hunks of meat that they need to meet their quotas. Whether the cows are in extreme pain or being abused is irrelevant to the companies that just see it as profit. The conditions of the cows are cruel as they live in cramped metal cages and the owners just want to make the most amount of profit as quickly as possible. The cattle are kept in cages and are herded into corrals where many die at the hands of inexperienced workers using stun guns. Animal husbandry has been morphed from the free range green farms that we think they are, to open dirty yards that are packed with beasts. These packed yards hold all sorts of animals; gestating animals, newborns, very old, and sick. All are kept in the yards indiscriminately. Because for a cow to be used as food it doesn’t have to be healthy or in good physical condition. The owners don’t need to take the extra time to treat the animals well. According to the video “All Jacked Up Slaughterhouses” the cows used to produce milk are forced to make 10 times as much milk as they would in the wild. The solution is that we should use all the undeveloped land in Central United States and turn them into free range farms or at least farms with more room for livestock.
Thai Giving Video
In the video, “Giving,” Tweentribune focuses on the fact that if you do a good deed such as give selflessly then you might be rewarded in the future. Tweentribune illustrates this because when the thief in the video needed the supplies for his sick mother he was caught, but the Giver paid for it so that the thief could help his mother. Thirty years later the Giver was rewarded because the thief that the Giver helped later became a doctor and when the Giver had to go to the emergency room the Doctor paid for all his medical expenses. What Tweentribune is trying to relate to us, is that we should all perform good deeds and expect nothing in return. A personal experience that I have would be when my brother really wanted to buy something and I gave him some of my money so he could buy it and told him that he wouldn’t have to pay me back.
In the video, “Giving,” Tweentribune focuses on the fact that if you do a good deed such as give selflessly then you might be rewarded in the future. Tweentribune illustrates this because when the thief in the video needed the supplies for his sick mother he was caught, but the Giver paid for it so that the thief could help his mother. Thirty years later the Giver was rewarded because the thief that the Giver helped later became a doctor and when the Giver had to go to the emergency room the Doctor paid for all his medical expenses. What Tweentribune is trying to relate to us, is that we should all perform good deeds and expect nothing in return. A personal experience that I have would be when my brother really wanted to buy something and I gave him some of my money so he could buy it and told him that he wouldn’t have to pay me back.