<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (tmgbball15 @ Jul 27 2007, 10:28 AM)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Ok and im not excusing his actiosn all im saying is that it saddens me as a society that Vick killing dogs is getting more publicity than he would have had he killed his gf or something. I understand what you mean, all im saying is that the killing of animals is wrong no matter what teh circumstances, that when ist for food at leats there is a valid reason, im not denying it, but society needs to lay off teh guy a little, the crime although wrons is not as bad as some make it out to be</div>I'm sure if he killed his GF that would get plenty of news time.
Definitely more news time. And he'd be in jail for a much longer time.Hey, fast food places such as Wendy's don't treat the animals well, but the good people at Chipotle: <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Most pigs do not spend their lives on open pastures, but live in Concentrated Animal Feed Operations, or CAFOs. The conditions in a CAFO are bad, even horrendous. In many ways, they look more like factories than farms. Pigs are crowded so closely with other pigs that they must be given antibiotics from a young age to avoid the spread of infection. According to the Union of Concerned Scientists, American pork producers use 10 million pounds of antibiotics per year to keep their confinement raised pigs from getting sick. That?s more than an estimated three times the amount used to treat all human illnesses. Pigs raised in these "factory farm" conditions, about 95 percent of all of the pigs raised in this country, often don't even have room to turn around in their crates, let alone experience the outdoors. It's stressful and inhumane for them, and it's surely not healthy for us either. We think there's a better way to do things.It's called old-fashioned animal husbandry, which means farmers rely on care, not chemicals, to tend their animals and their land. Pigs raised in this way are not given antibiotics, and their feed does not contain animal by-products. They are free to roam the pasture, to root in deeply bedded barns, and to socialize with other pigs.We believe pigs that are cared for in this way enjoy happier, healthier lives and produce the best pork we've ever tasted. We call pork produced according to these standards naturally raised, and sourcing it for our restaurants is part of a larger mission we've dubbed Food With Integrity, an ongoing quest to source the highest quality food from farmers who care deeply about the welfare of their animals, their land, and their communities. Since 2001, all of the pork served in our restaurants has been from pigs raised in this humane, ecologically sustainable way. In addition to all of our pork, nearly 60 percent of our chicken and more than 40 percent of our beef is naturally raised. And we'll continue until all of our meats in all of our restaurants meet this standard.Once again, naturally raised pork at Chipotle means:? No antibiotics, ever. ? Letting pigs exhibit their natural behaviors in open pasture or deeply-bedded pens.? Vegetarian feed with no animal by-products.Video | Our friend Paul Willis on raising pigs. Courtesy of Blank Park Zoo, Des Moines IAVideo | The Pig Picture. Courtesy of The Humane Farming Association (
www.hfa.org). The use of this video does not constitute an endorsement of Chipotle Mexican Grill by the Humane Farming Association.Here are some of our suppliers for naturally raised pork:</div>Go Chipotle!
