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There has to be a better way to slaughter cows than some medieval torture device that leaves the beast scrambling in its own blood. The problem is that cows are huge, heavy, dumb beasts. Perhaps a guillotine? The fear pumped into the meat as they wallow to death can't be good for the beef.
Chickens, meanwhile, are fairly simple creatures. While it does seem a bit cruel to cramp them into boxes as egg laying machines, chickens, if left to their own devices, will kill the weaker bird, equating to a loss of potentially thousands of eggs. Genetically altered wingless chickens seem like a really good idea--their wings are useless anyway.
As for giving old chickens a retirement home? That just seems silly; Henrietta has served her purpose, we don't need Farside chickens smoking cigarretes on their retirement farm.
The one-for-all of Utilitarianism has always been a bit maddening. Protecting two strangers over your own daughter? Yeah, right. That works in theory, but I'm willing to bet you'd kill two people before you'd let harm come to one of your own children.
I eat meat, vegetables, and organic food, and organic food is a sham. Vons has the "O" brand now, which is the equivalent of generic Oreos. If you want to make the world a better place, do your homework and make the right choices; chances are there's going to be something wrong with everything.
Soy beans, for instance, were one of the first genetically modified food items, and they're supposed to be the healthiest and most viable alternative to a carnivorous diet. GMOs are bad too. What's a human to do?
