"Eating animals", about factory farming

[Thorn]

I haven't read that book in particular, but Fast Food Nation and the Michael Pollan books are similar. People always assume I am a vegetarian because of animal cruelty (which is true to a small extent) but my main reason is how big food corporations take advantage of farmers and destroy the environment. Definitely eye opening once you start to examine where your food comes from.

Well said.

I think that this is just one view of a larger problem--knowing the true cost of things, be it food, drink, the clothes we wear, the bikes we ride, etc.

If one item costs significantly less than another, we should be asking ourselves why and asking ourselves if we can justify it or whether we really need it.

Now, not everyone can afford to pay the higher price, but we can all ask whether we really need the item.