Quote by Jonathan Safran Foer
Perhaps in the back of our minds we already understand, without all the science I've discussed, that something terribly wrong is happening. Our sustenance now comes from misery. We know that if someone offers to show us a film on how our meat is produced, it will be a horror film. We perhaps know more than we care to admit, keeping it down in the dark places of our memory-- disavowed. When we eat factory-farmed meat we live, literally, on tortured flesh. Increasingly, that tortured flesh is becoming our own.
Summary
This quote suggests that deep down we are aware of the unethical practices involved in factory farming and the negative consequences it has on our well-being. It implies that we know, on some level, that the source of our food is rooted in misery and cruelty. The quote also implies that there is a psychological disconnection between our knowledge and our actions, as we choose to suppress this awareness and continue consuming meat derived from inhumane methods. Eventually, the quote suggests, the burden of consuming traumatized flesh may manifest in our own physical and mental health.
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