According to a recent New Yorker article, we’ve gone from eating four ounces of meat twice a week in 1920 to eating 4.4 to 6.9 ounces a day. It is scary to think how messed up our food system has gotten due to this industry, and how expensive meat is in the industry. Similarly to what we discussed in class, overconsumption of meat is something we must limit at this point; but it will take a lot of convincing the butchers and slaughterhouse workers that are shifting our food chain.
Read more: http://grist.org/food/should-meat-be-a-luxury/
It’s crazy how much the consumption of meat has increased. Our parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents have all been able to see this overwhelming rise in eating meat (as well as meat’s decreasing prices), which used to be considered a luxury. With an ever-increasing population, meat eating must return to being a luxury because our planet has finite resources.