{"id":1918,"date":"2002-04-09T12:57:01","date_gmt":"2002-04-09T17:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/?p=1918"},"modified":"2002-04-09T12:57:01","modified_gmt":"2002-04-09T17:57:01","slug":"beef_its_whats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2002\/04\/09\/beef_its_whats.html","title":{"rendered":"Beef — It’s What’s for Dinner"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here’s an interesting New York Times Magazine article on the life of a steer<\/a> in today’s beef industry.<\/p>\n

What’s interesting about it is that it is neither an apology for the industry, nor is it a heartstring-pulling gut-wrenching Jungle<\/i>-style animal rights expose. Instead, it looks at the economics — both obvious and subtle — of America’s passion for cheap meat, and, unsentimentally but not without some emotion, how that impacts Steer No. 534.<\/p>\n

Am I off beef, now that I’ve read it? No. And, really, we don’t eat a huge amount of it at home (more chicken, and even just pasta or salad). But we do eat it, and will continue to.<\/p>\n

But I am aware that, over the coming decade, we’ll see a change in its availability, its nature, and, most significantly, its cost, as both the society ethics and the economies of the present industry force beef into a less predominant role in our diet. That’s almost certainly a good thing.<\/p>\n

But I’ll still enjoy a steak whenever I can.<\/p>\n

(Via Rooba<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here’s an interesting New York Times Magazine article on the life of a steer in today’s beef industry. 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