Glenn

Before you read:
I would like to believe that the farms that supply meat to grocery stores treat the animals well that they slaughter, but I know that some farms abuse and mistreat the animals before they slaughter them. I think that it is wrong and cruel for the farms to be doing this and they should be stopped.

Summary:
In Cathy Glenn's "Constructing Consumables and Consent: A Critical Analysis of Factory Farm Industry Discourse" she argues that discourse communities can give factory farms bad reputations and that audiences can be lied to by advertisements. Cathy talks a lot about how badly animals are mistreated in slaughter houses and how they don't have proper living conditions.

Synthesis:
Glenn's article is similar to Pollan's because they both have to do with how farms treat their livestock. Glenn's article can also relate to McCloud's because in McCloud's article he talks about how people see images and it can relate to Glenn's article because she talks about how people view advertisements.

QD:
1. The main characteristics of "factory farm discourse" is hiding the cruel practices and making them seem natural and comfortable for the animals living in the factories. They make the industry look harmless and make the customers want to buy food from them.

Thoughts:
I enjoyed this reading and learned a lot from the article. I didn't realize how badly the animals were mistreated in some factories and it made me angry reading about it. These issues discussed in the article are important to learn about and be aware about. I also liked this article because it was very different and interesting.

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Response	Quote
I agree with this quote and believe that it is very persuasive. Doublespeaking is also related to this and can convince people into thinking that the farm is safe and doesn’t harm their animals.	“The factory farming industry, I argue, is a particularly compelling manifestation of the Nature as Commodity discourse.”
I believe that some factories do hide this and it is a horrible thing to do.	“For factory farming discourse hides vicious practices by constructing them as ‘natural,’ ‘accommodating,’ and ‘comfortable’ for the animals confined in the factory.”
This quote shows how factories hide what is really going on and only show on ads how happy and healthy the animals are.	“However without a connection to the animals being represented- those who are ill treated, sold, and killed- all we have is a connection to a simulacrum.”
I really liked this quote because I believe it is very true. All factories really care about is the profit and will do anything to make as much profit they can.	“For the factory farm, as in other corporations, the bottom line is profit.”
This quote really shocked me caught my attention. This shows that farmers will do anything to make as much profit as they can.	“Hens also suffer immensely so that farmers can extract from them as many eggs as possible.”