As Pollan takes us through his experiences he explains how certain animals are treaded. He also explains where our food comes from; how the animals are slaughtered. He goes through a few different perspectives but I would fit mostly with his meat perspective. Pollan takes us through the slaughter process of many of animals. Personally I do not eat many of the animals he discusses; I’ve always found the thought of eating them gross. My brother on the other hand would eat just about anything put in front of him, no question about it. When we were younger he would always eat duck, rabbit or even deer; I found the thought of eating these animals wrong. This was even before I knew how they were slaughtered. Finding out this information I was even more repulsed by the idea of eating these foods. I was always a very picky eater and knowing more about where my meat comes from made it even harder for me to find thing I would want to eat. Chicken was always a main source of food for me and after reading Pollan and watching that video in class I am even hesitant to eat chicken now.
The processes that are followed for killing these animals cannot really be changed. Those who kill these animals try to do it in the best way possible to ensure the animal feels the least bit of pain. Although some may still see this as very torturous there is no other way. Pollan goes through the process that he has learned about these animals but there is simply no completely harmless way to kill our meats.
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