Over the last two years I have procured two wonderful cats: Disco and Dr. Unagi. Right now they are all the children I have, which I am totally cool with! However, in the wonderful glow of kitten love eyes (cat owners will know what I'm talking about), making 'biscuits', and the most awesomely soft bellies ever I was struck by how much I absolutely love these little creatures.
Fast forward to Sept 2011- Scott and I are going on a road trip. As we're driving towards Yosemite we come across these lovely farm lands. Rolling green hills, silos filled with grain, and the smell of sweet grass were intoxicating. We stopped and admired the area, when a beautiful black and white cow came meandering over. I thought to myself "happy cows com from California." This looked like one happy cow!
I was met with a different view on our return from our road trip. As we drove more towards the central portion of California I was met with the site of miles and miles of cow in overcrowded conditions. The smell was bad, and those cows did not look happy.
I thought of my cats at home, so cozy, and warm, wondering where their owners were. How can I love one animal, and kill another. How can I offer living conditions to one animal while another one is living in pretty heinous conditions?
So I'm debating going vegetarian, eating only organic (eep Organic is still sooo pricey). This will be very difficult for me.
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