So, Mr. Spurlock's book seems to be turning me off more and more from fast food. I didn't eat a lot of it to begin with, but MAN....Here is the excerpt that immediately made me call my mother, father, and brother to share the horrifying details (not for the weak-stomached). I am sharing this so that perhaps if you fight with fast food temptations, this will help to deter it.
"In an amazing display of collective insanity, the meat producers of this country are feeding all sorts of animals to the animals they feed to us. Dead pigs and dead horses are ground up for cattle feed, and so are dead chickens. A lot of chicken manure gets mixed up into the feed in the process, so the cows are not only eating chicken, but chicken shit, which can spread salmonella, tapeworms, and chemicals like arsenic. Not only are cows fed dead chickens, but chickens are fed dead cows. (Cue "The Circle of Life" from The Lion King.)
You want to hear something really disgusting? The cattle industry buys millions of dead cats and dogs from animal shelters every year, then feeds them to the cattle who end up in your burger." -Morgan Spurlock, Don't Eat This Book
I was never a huge beef eater, but I am pretty sure that I'll never eat anything beef based again...especially from a fast food chain. My precious Chick-Fil-A and its cows, that encourage me to "Eet mor Chikn" seem REALLY brilliant right now.
I can't wait till I have gainful employment. I am SO going organic.
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