Factory food farms exist because unwitting shoppers buy their products not knowing how they are produced. It's bad enough that most products sold nowadays are processed foods but there is a greater horror behind a wide range of everyday food items, things like meat, eggs and even milk.
The vegetarian sections in supermarkets are usually very small and grossly overshadowed by the many unhealthy farm factory items. Vegetarian products include items such as mock mince, pig-free 'bacon' and veggie roasts. Opting for cruelty-free vegetarian alternatives is one way to ensure that farm animals — who have been excluded from animal cruelty laws — are protected from abuse.
However you don't have to eat veg products because the other wider choice is natural food like fresh vegetables, fruits, nuts, cheese. There is a wide selection of food available without having to eat animals.
Personally I find I don't like some of the manufactured vegan products, nor do I like things like torfu and soya bean cake. Instead I create recipes for fresh veg and fruit dishes and only occasionally use a vegan product like soy bacon or mincemeat.
Let's not forget pastries and cakes and the joys of naughty things like apple pie and cheesecake.
The small choice for vegetarians in supermarkets annoys me and I let them know. You too can lodge a feedback form and urge your local supermarket to end their support of factory-farmed meat and eggs in favour of more humane alternatives.
Also spare a thought for lab animals. Millions of animals suffer immensely in stupid product testing experiments. Look for household cleaning products and cosmetics that are not tested on animals.
On the food front cattle, sheep, pigs and chickens all live in a perpetual hell so that the food industry can profit financially. Visual proof of such cruelty can be easily found on the internet so I will not spend time detailing it but beware because viewing it can truly upsetting.
It can all be stopped by shoppers like you.
