Topic > The Pros and Cons of Humane - 700

The word Humane, as defined, is characterized by tenderness, compassion, and sympathy for humans and animals. As a society we expect these characteristics from everyone, both people and animals. However, our view seems to be changing when it comes to farm animals. It may be ignorance or lack of concern, but farmed animals are not held to the same humane standards we have for each other and other animals. Food labels have deceived consumers into believing that they are improving the lives of animals when in reality we are hardly changing them. Food labels like Cage Free and Vegetarian Fed lead consumers into the dangerous trap of thinking they are buying better products from happier animals when the opposite is true. The term cage