The Face On Your Plate, pg. 59-103

This chapter is called "The Lives They Lead." It starts out by saying most biologist ignore animal happiness. He goes on to say that animals are happy in nature, and they have adjusted to life in the wild. Animals have emotions. Geese feel pain when a loved one dies. In Europe, they have a committee that states animal rights in animal farms. We don't have any such committee in the U.S.

Then, he goes on to talk about chickens in animal farms. They are forced into small cages. Boy chicks are killed right away. Girls are kept for eggs. Most chickens are killed after two years because they have laid most of their eggs. Eggs effected because the chickens are stressed.

Then he goes on to cows. He explains that cows only give milk after birth. The calves are taken away quickly so the mom and baby don't bond. Veal is calves meat. Most cows farms keep them indoors and feed them chemicals to produce more milk.

Then, he goes on to pigs. Pigs have their teeth and tails cut off soon after birth. This is extremely painful. He goes on to say that these situations emotionally and physically hurt the animals. This is wrong.

This chapter was slow. I learned a lot; however, I am still not a vegan. This chapter had a lot of very graphic descriptions, but I really like chicken.