Pullan

Funny we had to read this article for today. I recently just tried going without eating meat for a whole seven days. I did it, but I was definitely pumped to get a nice burger by the end of the week. I have always known that the process of making the meat and what the animals go through is disgusting and inhumane. That has never seems to bother me. I do not believe that Pollan is trying to get the reader give up meat, but to shed light onto the reality of the tortured animals that human yearn to eat. Sure hunting and the way some hunters view it as "fun" does not sounds good, but as the article says, "as if steak could be gotten any other way"(Pollen 1), is the truth. If we did not have people out there hunting for these animals, how else would people eat? I also like how Pullan compares slavery to eating meat. He says, "--like our former rpactices of keeping slaves r treating women s inferior being -- can now be seen for the barbarity it is, a relic of an ignorant past that can very soon will fill us with shame" (Pullan 1)" To some people, whom love meat, unting is barbaric and crule. But they have to think, for the hunters, it is probably a way of life for them or just the way they grew up. I believe that humans do really need to learn to appreciate what they eat though, as well think about all the other pieces of the animal that is being wasted. The Native Americans would hunt to stay alive, but would also use every part of the animal they killed because they appreciated it enough for giving them nourishment to live. Though one persons thoughts and beliefs cannot change the way a society feels about their meat, Pullan has been able to publish his ideas and spread out the truth to others whom read his work. I know I am going to eat meat still and until that causes real problems for me, I'll always be appreciative of a good bacon cheese burger sitting in front of me.