Criticism regarding inhuman practices prevalent in the animal food industry is invariably brushed away as "inspired" without any substance. Recent documentary films highlighting some of the undesirable practices being perpetuated by the food industry have caught the imagination of the world and it is no more a partisan view by vested interests. Vegetarian pundits can be severe in their outlook as far as animal foods are concerned and they can never be won over by the meat lobby in spite of many reasons which justify consumption of foods derived from animals and fish. While no one can force any change in the attitudes and practices of human beings, least one can expect is to give a decent treatment to the animals that are sacrificed in billions for satisfying the food needs of non-vegetarian population in the world.
In a recent video record posted by some animal activists, the stark reality about horrors that take place in hatcheries routinely has been graphically shown creating universal revulsion."According to the video, the males at the hatchery are separated and tossed into a grinding machine, where they are torn to pieces by a macerator. The female chicks are snapped by their heads into a spinning de-beaker, where a laser removes a portion of their beaks, before the future egg-layers are placed in crowded boxes for shipping".But Industry defends such practices which are considered standard and unavoidable.
It is not that seeing a video like this will instantly convert a non-vegetarian into a "grass eater", as vegetarians are jocularly labeled, but there must be sanity and sanctity in what ever endeavor humans undertake. Food Regulatory Authorities world over must wake up to this insensitive behavior by the meat and poultry industry and bring some discipline in their operations. The industry must realize that more such documents and videos emerge showing their darker side, less and less will be their patrons who provide "bread and butter" for their sustenance.
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