Comments on: How to Become a Humane Omnivore http://www.livingcrueltyfree.com/2008/03/12/how-to-become-a-humane-omnivore/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:25:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Emily http://www.livingcrueltyfree.com/2008/03/12/how-to-become-a-humane-omnivore/#comment-89620 Emily Mon, 25 Jan 2010 02:05:55 +0000 http://www.livingcrueltyfree.com/2008/03/12/how-to-become-a-humane-omnivore/#comment-89620 Hi Alex -- I'm glad to have helped you out. Hi Alex — I’m glad to have helped you out.

]]> By: Alex http://www.livingcrueltyfree.com/2008/03/12/how-to-become-a-humane-omnivore/#comment-82687 Alex Mon, 27 Jul 2009 04:30:35 +0000 http://www.livingcrueltyfree.com/2008/03/12/how-to-become-a-humane-omnivore/#comment-82687 I stopped eating red meat and pork about 3 years ago when my sociology professor read us a passage from Fast Food Nation and now I'm working on giving up on chicken and turkey which is pretty hard. But reading your blog has really helped me to find ways that I can still enjoy poultry and not feel like a demon for doing it. Thank you so much for all the links and info you've posted, it's really made eating a lot easier for me! :) I stopped eating red meat and pork about 3 years ago when my sociology professor read us a passage from Fast Food Nation and now I’m working on giving up on chicken and turkey which is pretty hard. But reading your blog has really helped me to find ways that I can still enjoy poultry and not feel like a demon for doing it. Thank you so much for all the links and info you’ve posted, it’s really made eating a lot easier for me! :)

]]> By: Emily http://www.livingcrueltyfree.com/2008/03/12/how-to-become-a-humane-omnivore/#comment-3110 Emily Sat, 15 Mar 2008 05:42:48 +0000 http://www.livingcrueltyfree.com/2008/03/12/how-to-become-a-humane-omnivore/#comment-3110 Hi Erin! Welcome to my blog! Oh my gosh! I can't believe you commented on my post! I'm so excited. Eat Well Guide is such a great site. Anyway, thank you VERY much for explaining why Eat Well Guide doesn't show AWA, AHA, or Humane Raised and Handled certification. I can see how it would be a huge headache to figure that sort of thing out. (Though I hope you'll consider it in the future once you get the vendors keeping their own information up to date! It would be very useful.) And thank you for pointing out that you can find free range eggs using the advanced search -- I'll go back and edit that in the post so people will know that can be done. I remember NOT being able to do that, but I just realized I was putting in "eggs" and "dairy" and checking the box next to "free-range," so I found a bunch of restaurants that didn't serve free-range dairy products, so I became frustrated and gave up too soon. I shall DEFINITELY continue to recommend Eat Well Guide -- its such a wonderful guide. Also, I'll probably devote a whole blog post to it sometime in the future, and I shall look forward to the Eat Well Guide travel tool -- that sounds lovely! Regards, Emily Hi Erin!

Welcome to my blog! Oh my gosh! I can’t believe you commented on my post! I’m so excited. Eat Well Guide is such a great site.

Anyway, thank you VERY much for explaining why Eat Well Guide doesn’t show AWA, AHA, or Humane Raised and Handled certification. I can see how it would be a huge headache to figure that sort of thing out. (Though I hope you’ll consider it in the future once you get the vendors keeping their own information up to date! It would be very useful.)

And thank you for pointing out that you can find free range eggs using the advanced search — I’ll go back and edit that in the post so people will know that can be done. I remember NOT being able to do that, but I just realized I was putting in “eggs” and “dairy” and checking the box next to “free-range,” so I found a bunch of restaurants that didn’t serve free-range dairy products, so I became frustrated and gave up too soon.

I shall DEFINITELY continue to recommend Eat Well Guide — its such a wonderful guide. Also, I’ll probably devote a whole blog post to it sometime in the future, and I shall look forward to the Eat Well Guide travel tool — that sounds lovely!

Regards,
Emily

]]> By: Erin http://www.livingcrueltyfree.com/2008/03/12/how-to-become-a-humane-omnivore/#comment-3101 Erin Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:18:04 +0000 http://www.livingcrueltyfree.com/2008/03/12/how-to-become-a-humane-omnivore/#comment-3101 Hi Emily, Thanks for mentioning the Eat Well Guide and recommending it others as a reliable source to find sustainable meat and dairy. I wanted to first address your comments about farm certification and Eat Well Guide listings. Certification is difficult for small scale farmers and the Eat Well Guide does include farms that are not AWA certified, AHA certified, Humane Raised or Handled Certified. Our protocol to include a farm in the Eat Well Guide is to contact the farmers directly to inquire about their growing methods to ensure that they are sustainable and we are considering ways to include some of these certifications in the future. Due to the growing number of listings we have in the Guide, it becomes difficult to promise users the most up to date information on each listing. To improve this situation, we plan to soon allow vendors the capability of ownership of their listings so that they can keep the information as up to date as possible. Finally, if you use the advanced search on the Eat Well Guide, you can search by category, product, and production method allowing you to find restaurants in your local area that serve free range eggs (I did a search within 20 miles of Berkeley and found thirteen restaurants that serve free range eggs). I hope you will continue to recommend and use the Eat Well Guide to find good food. Be on the lookout for our travel tool due to launch this summer, which is a new feature that will allow you to map out a route with Eat Well Guide listings along the way. Hi Emily,

Thanks for mentioning the Eat Well Guide and recommending it others as a reliable source to find sustainable meat and dairy.

I wanted to first address your comments about farm certification and Eat Well Guide listings. Certification is difficult for small scale farmers and the Eat Well Guide does include farms that are not AWA certified, AHA certified, Humane Raised or Handled Certified. Our protocol to include a farm in the Eat Well Guide is to contact the farmers directly to inquire about their growing methods to ensure that they are sustainable and we are considering ways to include some of these certifications in the future.

Due to the growing number of listings we have in the Guide, it becomes difficult to promise users the most up to date information on each listing. To improve this situation, we plan to soon allow vendors the capability of ownership of their listings so that they can keep the information as up to date as possible.

Finally, if you use the advanced search on the Eat Well Guide, you can search by category, product, and production method allowing you to find restaurants in your local area that serve free range eggs (I did a search within 20 miles of Berkeley and found thirteen restaurants that serve free range eggs).

I hope you will continue to recommend and use the Eat Well Guide to find good food. Be on the lookout for our travel tool due to launch this summer, which is a new feature that will allow you to map out a route with Eat Well Guide listings along the way.

]]> By: Emily http://www.livingcrueltyfree.com/2008/03/12/how-to-become-a-humane-omnivore/#comment-3053 Emily Thu, 13 Mar 2008 05:13:05 +0000 http://www.livingcrueltyfree.com/2008/03/12/how-to-become-a-humane-omnivore/#comment-3053 Awww, thanks! You're very sweet :) Awww, thanks! You’re very sweet :)

]]> By: gwen sutherland kaiser http://www.livingcrueltyfree.com/2008/03/12/how-to-become-a-humane-omnivore/#comment-3051 gwen sutherland kaiser Thu, 13 Mar 2008 03:36:55 +0000 http://www.livingcrueltyfree.com/2008/03/12/how-to-become-a-humane-omnivore/#comment-3051 great post... couldn't have said it better myself. cheers : ) great post… couldn’t have said it better myself. cheers : )

]]> By: Emily http://www.livingcrueltyfree.com/2008/03/12/how-to-become-a-humane-omnivore/#comment-3046 Emily Thu, 13 Mar 2008 01:01:59 +0000 http://www.livingcrueltyfree.com/2008/03/12/how-to-become-a-humane-omnivore/#comment-3046 Hi Del, Welcome to my blog! I'm so glad I can help you switch to humanely farmed products! The footage you wrote about sounded absolutely appalling. If you live in California, have you considered signing the California farm animal cruelty prevention initiative petition? http://www.livingcrueltyfree.com/2008/02/12/humane-farming-update-on-the-prevent-farm-animal-cruelty-initiative/ And I completely agree with you -- I wish there was a means to help people understand that most meats that reach the dinner table do come from truly awful animal treatment. Regards, Emily Hi Del,

Welcome to my blog! I’m so glad I can help you switch to humanely farmed products! The footage you wrote about sounded absolutely appalling. If you live in California, have you considered signing the California farm animal cruelty prevention initiative petition?

http://www.livingcrueltyfree.com/2008/02/12/humane-farming-update-on-the-prevent-farm-animal-cruelty-initiative/

And I completely agree with you — I wish there was a means to help people understand that most meats that reach the dinner table do come from truly awful animal treatment.

Regards,
Emily

]]> By: Del http://www.livingcrueltyfree.com/2008/03/12/how-to-become-a-humane-omnivore/#comment-3035 Del Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:09:36 +0000 http://www.livingcrueltyfree.com/2008/03/12/how-to-become-a-humane-omnivore/#comment-3035 Thanks for this! I was so upset today after seeing the footage from that horrible slaughterhouse in CA with the downer cows and the forklift and unimaginable cruelty they suffered. I was living meat-free for a while then slowly started eating meats again due to stress and long work hours that prevent most of us from eating right... Sad but I needed that wake-up call. I wish there was a means to help Americans understand that most meats that reach the dinner table come from truly inhumane animal treatment. Thanks for this! I was so upset today after seeing the footage from that horrible slaughterhouse in CA with the downer cows and the forklift and unimaginable cruelty they suffered. I was living meat-free for a while then slowly started eating meats again due to stress and long work hours that prevent most of us from eating right…

Sad but I needed that wake-up call. I wish there was a means to help Americans understand that most meats that reach the dinner table come from truly inhumane animal treatment.

]]> By: Emily http://www.livingcrueltyfree.com/2008/03/12/how-to-become-a-humane-omnivore/#comment-3045 Emily Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:51:04 +0000 http://www.livingcrueltyfree.com/2008/03/12/how-to-become-a-humane-omnivore/#comment-3045 Hi Kimber! Excellent points! I'm sure those will be useful. Thanks :) Regards, Emily Hi Kimber!

Excellent points! I’m sure those will be useful. Thanks :)

Regards,
Emily

]]> By: Kimber http://www.livingcrueltyfree.com/2008/03/12/how-to-become-a-humane-omnivore/#comment-3032 Kimber Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:15:14 +0000 http://www.livingcrueltyfree.com/2008/03/12/how-to-become-a-humane-omnivore/#comment-3032 My advice is to not feel overwhelmed by making the switch. It's really not as daunting as it seems--all it takes is becoming familiar with a few humane brands and sticking with them. One of the hardest parts for me was dealing with the added cost of many humane products, which I deal with in several ways: 1) believing that I'm nourishing my body in healthier ways is worth a little extra cost, 2) having a good conscience about what I'm consuming, and 3) sometimes depriving myself of a particular product I like. Living in the Western world, we are generally privileged and can handle a little deprivation once in awhile. I'm not talking about basic necessities, and I certainly haven't suffered (especially compared to the animals). Not to mention, I get to preserve my clear conscience. My advice is to not feel overwhelmed by making the switch. It’s really not as daunting as it seems–all it takes is becoming familiar with a few humane brands and sticking with them. One of the hardest parts for me was dealing with the added cost of many humane products, which I deal with in several ways: 1) believing that I’m nourishing my body in healthier ways is worth a little extra cost, 2) having a good conscience about what I’m consuming, and 3) sometimes depriving myself of a particular product I like. Living in the Western world, we are generally privileged and can handle a little deprivation once in awhile. I’m not talking about basic necessities, and I certainly haven’t suffered (especially compared to the animals). Not to mention, I get to preserve my clear conscience.

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