Depending on the species, they may also be
given hormones to make them grow faster.
Finally, their environments and feed
commonly expose them to environmental
toxins like pesticides, herbicides, and heavy
metals.
The animals in our profit-driven factory-
farming system are fed diets designed to make
them grow fast and fat—and keep feed costs
down. Their feed consists primarily of
industrially-produced commodity crops like
corn, soybeans, and grains, and includes such
unsavory “fillers” as feathers, meat from
other animals, and other animal byproducts
and waste, like chicken manure. (Yes, really.
Chicken manure.)
Remember that old adage “You are what
you eat”? We like to take that one step
further, borrowing a clever turn of phrase
from author Michael Pollan.
“You are what what you eat eats.”