Do slaughterhouse videos influence you?

Do slaughterhouse videos change your opinion of how animals should be treated? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about undercover investigations into how animals are slaughtered for food. Have you been influenced by amateur videos and how? Join us live at 10 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. There have been efforts in many states to make these videos illegal. What do these videos reveal about how we treat animals? And should they be legislated? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Tom Laskawy, a contributing writer on food and agriculture for Grist Magazine

Nathan Runkle, the founder and executive director of Mercy For Animals

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Your Call 032609 Why do we still eat meat?

Why do we still eat meat? On the next Your Call we speak with Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, author of The Face on Your Plate: The Truth About Food. Each year somewhere on the order of 50 billion animals are killed each year for food. 60% of grain in the U.S. is used to feed cows and sheep and chickens and pigs and goats for slaughter. Fecal run-off spoils the rivers and the great supply chain that mixes beef from across the country and around the world is leading to outbreaks of salmonella and e coli, not to emotion the everyday diseases of meat consumption arteriosclerosis, high blood pressure and cancer. Yet very few Americans are vegetarian and few are convinced to stop eating meat when confronted by this data. Why? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson in San Francisco
Athor of The Face on Your Plate: The Truth About Food. He will appear at the VegNews Speaker Series @ Millenium in San Francisco on Tuesday, March 31, from 7-9 PM.

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