The Alternative Food Source for the 21st Century
It's taken for granted that dogs are man's best friend. But what would a puppy taste like in a nice teriyaki sauce with a side of mushrooms. Would a collie taste better than a nice strip loin steak? Or would you rather substitute your hot dog at the ballpark for a real dog, maybe a terrier? Dogs can be both tasty and nutritious and are the new wave of edible animal in the 21st century.
Crazy you say? Ludicrous you yell? Inhumane you complain? Nonsense. It's just common sense to look towards dogs as the new food source alternative for the 20th century. The world is changing in the new millennium. The scarcity of natural resources makes it imperative for us to look for new alternatives to the status quo.
Now many of you are probably close to losing your breakfast and/or lunch at this moment, but bear with me while I explain why dogs are the perfect substitute for the types of meat that we already eat. Do you remember the last time you were at McDonalds and chewing on your hamburger? Did you stop to think what your burger was made out of. It was beef, or maybe quasi beef byproduct, but that's not the point. In recent years the beef industry has been rocked by a terrible plague known as mad cow disease. Cows all over England were infested with the disease and the slaughter of millions of cows soon followed. How did the cow contract this disease? The common opinion was that the cow was forced to live in inhumane and filthy conditions. The problem is the fact that at any time cows all around the world could be infected with this disease and we would be left without any beef and the world economy would crumble under the pressure this epidemic creates. These are terrible consequences for our reliance on beef. ++++
Dogs on the other hand, don't have these problems. Dogs live in houses. Some live in dog houses. Nonetheless they live in rather clean and humane conditions and are less likely to contract diseases such as mad cow disease. Have you ever heard of mad puppy disease? Well maybe you've gotten strange reactions from your puppy whenever you play your Mariah Carey (insert your own singer here) CD, but that is hardly a disease. The cleanliness of dogs is a clear advantage of the dog as a new food source alternative.
...in the market. Diversified mid-sized family farms used to produce most of our meat, but now, only a few companies control the livestock industry. This has resulted in driving family farmers out of the market and replacing them with massive confined feeding operations that subject the animals to terrible living conditions that subject our food to contamination. Major food corporations are only concerned with minimizing overhead in order to deliver the consumer cheap food, regardless of the health implications.
Because these canines are used to sitting in their own filth, they have potty training issues. Franklin D. McMillian from Best Friend Animal Society conducted a study where they examined that “puppy mill dogs displayed significantly higher rates of fear (both social and nonsocial), house-soiling, and compulsive staring; and significantly lower rates of aggression (towards strangers and other dogs), trainability, chasing small animals, excitability, and energy.” These dogs aren’t just affected physically, they are affected mentally; veterinarians are almost never on the premises, meaning these dogs can not get the care they need. Puppy mills are using this to sell their dogs to people nationwide.
“A dog is not a thing. A thing is replaceable. A dog is not. A thing is disposable. A dog is not. A thing does not have a heart. A dog’s heart is bigger than any “thing” you can ever own.” -Elizabeth Parker. According to the ASPCA, a puppy mill can be defined as “a large-scale commercial dog breeding facility where profit is given priority over the well-being of the dogs” (Puppy Mills 1). Dogs are more than just items that are sold for profit, they are part of many people’s families. The way dogs are being treated in the mills is not the way one would want someone in your family to be treated. Because puppy mills do not care for the animal’s health, wellbeing, or safety they should be banned federally.
The reason why I feel like it’s the right decision to make is because not all people like animals. Normally, people who don’t like animals don’t like to be around them, I know I like animals but I don’t like dogs jumping on me, and I sure don’t like having dog hair all on me and some other people may feel the same way as I do. Second, I don’t think that dogs should be allowed in the workplace because any little thing could go wrong, some dogs may not be used to being around a lot of people and which that can cause a problem or maybe can cause them to get violent or agitated around being around
Mad cow disease, also knows as BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy) is an transferable disease which slowly attacks the brain and nervous system of cattle. There isn’t any cure for the disease. The first case of BSE in Canada was a cow that had been imported from the United Kingdom in 1987 at the age of six months. The animal was destroyed upon the discovery of the disease and the Canadian government banned imports from the United Kingdom. This report relates to unit 4 in terms of the economic and industrial overview of the disease in Canada. This report is on the second discovery of mad cow disease in Canada and how it affected Canada economy and Alberta’s beef industry.
A dog is just that, a dog, until someone comes along and makes it into a monster. A dog may be bred to do something, and can be trained to do an entirely different thing. For example, pit bulls have been bred to be nanny dogs. They are supposed to protect babies and ultimately care for them like they would their own pups. Some people have taken this instinct and turned it into something horrid.
Dogs have impacted the lives of 44% of American families and homes. People use dogs for much more than just a family friend. Dogs are used for special needs, assisting police, and hunting and tracking. Dogs should be appreciated and never taught to fight or be neglected. Dog fighting is unethical because man’s best friend shouldn’t have to fight for their lives.
There is no humane way to raise beef cattle to meet the world's growing demand. Let's take a look at one of the biggest beef based corporations in the world, Tyson. Tyson slaughters and packages 170,938 cattle every day! That number is not including any other of the corporations who are
People are beginning to take dogs for granted. They feel that it is just an animal with no feelings and don’t consider what kind of role a dog really ...
Dogs are common throughout the world, either as a domestic pet, a protector on a farm, or an assistant for hunting amongst others. Regardless of the reason for having a dog, most people have either owned one for themselves or have known somebody who has owned one at some point in their life. Despite the relative normality of having a dog in your life in one way or another, the reasons for dogs coming into existence are not common knowledge among most people. Throughout a great portion of mankind’s history, dogs have been an essential part of life. The truth is, dogs were actually created in part by man.
Puppy mill breeding causes many health problems for the animals involved. Many dogs have illnesses and diseases because of the environment around them. Many puppy mill operators fail to remove sick dogs from the breeding area and cause other animals to become infected as well. There are many diseases dogs while being in puppy mills. Some of theses diseases are heart disease, kidney disease, endocrine disorders, respiratory disorders and many more. The puppies created often arrive in pet stores and homes with diseases as well. (ASPCA)
Have you ever wondered why 36.5% of people in the U.S. own dogs? Dogs are mammals who evolved from wolves. There are a variety of diverse breeds of dogs who possess distinct personalities and appearances. For some reasons dogs can make us feel and live better both, physically and socially. Dog are in fact beneficial due to the fact that can help their owners be more social and make and meet new people, they can allow people to be healthier in many a variety of unique ways and they can lower your blood sugar.
The widespread infection of cattle in the United Kingdom with Mad Cow disease caused panic worldwide and resulted in major changes to the cattle industry. Mad Cow disease caused millions of cattle to be slaughtered to prevent the disease from becoming a worldwide epidemic. Laws were implemented to regulate what is fed to the cattle and what parts of cattle can be used in animal and human food to help prevent the spread of the disease among cattle and from cattle to humans. The whole world has to be vigilant in monitoring and controlling Mad Cow disease outbreaks in order to prevent another worldwide epidemic.
This is a much bigger deal than people think. In fact, according to an article by Peta, How Does Eating Meat Harm the Environment, it has such an effect on the environment that the Union of Concerned Scientist list meat eaters as the second biggest environmental hazard facing the earth. The number one affect being fossil fuels produced by cars. It was also found in a report published by the Worldwatch Institute that nearly 51 percent of all greenhouse gasses are produced from animal agriculture. This is a very staggering number when a lot of research is being done to make vehicles more environmentally friendly when we could make a huge impact just by changing the way we eat. It is even more astounding that it takes the same number of fossil fuels to produce one hamburger as it takes to dive one car 20 miles (Peta How Does Eating Meat Harm the Environment). The production of this meat is also a big cost. It takes more than 80 percent of the corn we grow and more than 95 percent of oat are feed to livestock. The world’s cattle alone are feed the equal amount that would be needed to feed 8.7 billion people. That’s more than the entire world population. If we cut back on our consumption of meat we could take corn and oats that we produce and feed the world. When producing meat many of our natural resources are used. We use water, fossil fuels and top soil, and we are
Dogs are wonderful creatures. They are loyal, dependable companions if given the opportunity. In recent years I have come to the opinion that we could learn something from these animals. We should also take a look at the manner in which they are being treated. Abandonment, irresponsible breeding, and neglect are only some of the ways that humans are failing the canine species.