- Almost two centuries ago, Horowitz says, meat was one reason why immigrants found America so amazing. "When the Irish come in the 1840s, they write letters back saying 'I eat meat every day,'" Horowitz says. "And they get letters back saying, 'You must be kidding. It can't be true'"(Kliff). Today the rate of meat consumption is no surprise as America is one the countries that consumes it the most. The reason why, meat has become so popular in demand is due to all the meat the each individual eats year round, exports and in-ports, amount that is consumed. Furthermore, the other worry about it is if the meat has been treated right because most of the animals are mistreated and the meat sometimes comes very bruised up. Meat has been popular and been increasing every year. Meat consumption is damaging our health as well as, animals, and food now. There are ways and other stuff to stop or prevent a scene to happen.
Melvin's Intro: My name is Melvin Mendez I'm a Freshmen at CSU Northridge, I love to play soccer and I am a huge Raiders fan. The reason why, I decided to work on the topic about is because I was shocked with the amount of meat Men and Women eat in the United States (257.156lbs). As a result I will be focusing on the pros (benefits of eating meat) and cons ( Diseases caused) By consuming meat.
Victor's Intro: My name is Victor Ibarra and I'm from Los Angeles. I'm a first year student at CSU Northridge. I am currently undeclared, but might change my major to criminal justice. I have never done a blog before, so my first blog is going to be about meat consumption. My topic will be focused more on the treatment of meat and on animals too. I want to focus more on this because I find it interesting to research and to share with other people.
Vivianna's Intro: My name is Vivianna I am from Reseda. I am a
freshman at California State University Northridge. I love sports specifically Soccer, Baseball, and Basketball. I chose the
topic of meat consumption because I would like to know what ethnicity
consumes the most. Also, because meat consumption has gone up not by
hundreds but by billions. I found this topic interesting because its always talked about but never actually showed statistics or visuals about it.
Jeremy's Intro: My name is Jeremy Polacco and I attend Cal State Northridge. My hobbies are boxing, basketball, street racing, and eating. I chose the topic of meat consumption because individually i feel the need to eat meat everyday so it would be interesting finding out facts about this topic. As of 2011 to 2012 American men consume 157 pounds of meat per year as American women consume 100 pounds of meat per year. Pork is the most consumed meat in the world, I personally would prefer chicken. My question is where does the U.S get all its meat from?
Questions:
How much meat is consumed by Americans
per year?
Is eating too much meat dangerous and
what are the side effects of eating too much meat?
How do we treat the animals that we eat? And how can you tell if the
animal were mistreated?
Where does our meat come from (USA
or foreign countries)?
Group Thesis:
Although, some people may argue
that meat, is good because it gives our bodies protein. one can argue that
eating meat can actually cause more damage than people think. Eating too much
meat can cause cancer and heart problems. Furthermore, year-by-year the amount
of meat eaten by Americans has increased, to the point where we no longer know
if it's good quality meat or if the animals were tortured before being killed.
We highly believe that meat should be consumed less due to the, health issues
that can occur when eating too much meat, and because there’s an increase in
meat consumption that means more animals that have been mistreated are
slaughtered which means low quality and unhealthy meat.
Conclusion:
Meat consumption with food and animals is mistreated throughout the
world which is causing a big impact on the world. It effects us in many
ways like in health issues, economic issues, and in money issues. Many
people are strongly against farm factories and meat consumption because
it is harmful. It's harmful to the world and to animals of course that
do not even have rights of their own. There are a lot of ways to prevent
stuff like this and if everyone is on the same page with this we can
save money and be more healthier. In addition the reason why meat
consumption should be reduced is because of billions of meat being
imported to the the United States and there is no evidence that the meat
is healthy to consume.