Farm Revolution: COWS

Dennis Porfirio, Gabriela Samperio, Maribel Lopez, and Nadia Castillo C.L.A.S.P

Resources• Research

o life cycleo historyo slaughterhouse o alternatives

• Finished by constructing a powerpoint

Resources

• Problems we encounteredo articleso information

Life cycle of a cow

History of cowsBos Taurus

Bos

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Cow Mistreatment

"cows eat grass not CORN!"

• Cows are being fed corn instead of grasso makes them sicko causes health problems

• They are also injected with antibiotics

Cow meat...SAFE?

Red meat can increase the percentage of premature deaths by about 20% which is close to the percentage caused by cigarettes 20-30%

Go Vegetarian!

Basic Information...

• Vegeterianso no meat, poultry, and fish

• 3 Different types:o veganso lactovegetarianso lacto-ovovegetarians

Benefits...

• Better Healtho heart diseaseo obesityo cancero diabeteso high blood pressure

• Save Money

Delicious

Meat Lovers!

• Stay away from fast food places

• Organic Restaurants

• Grocery Stores that sell organic meato Wal-Marto Vons

Works Cited

-"Beef Production." EPA. Environmental Protection Agency, n.d. Web. 30 Nov. 2012. <http://www.epa.gov/agriculture/ag101/printbeef.html>.

"Being a Vegetarian." Brown University Health Education Answers to Questions You Always Wanted to Ask. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Dec. 2012. <http://brown.edu>.

"Cows used for Food" Peta. N.p., n.d. Web. Nov.-Dec. 2012. <http://www.peta.org/issues/animals-used-for-food/cows.aspx>.

"Cows used for Food" Peta. N.p., n.d. Web. Nov.-Dec. 2012. <http://www.peta.org/issues/animals-used-for-food/cows.aspx>.

Drexler, Madeline. "Secret Agent O157: The Evolution of a Killer." PBS. PBS, 1995. Web. 02 Dec. 2012. <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/meat/safe/o157.html>.

Works Cited

Hadlie, Billie. "Knowledge Center Groceries." LearnVest. N.p., 21 Oct. 2010. Web. 02 Dec. 2012. <http://www.learnvest.com/knowledge-center/do-vegetarians-save-money/>.

-"HealthAliciousNess . Com." HealthAliciousNess . Com. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Dec. 2012. <http://www.healthaliciousness.com/>.

Fitzgerald, Amy J. "A Social History of the Slaughterhouse: From Inception to Contemporary Implications."

"New Releases." Becoming a Vegetarian. N.p., Oct. 2009. Web. 02 Dec. 2012. <http://www.health.harvard.edu/newsletters/Harvard_Womens_Health_Watch/2009/October/becoming-a-vegetarian>.

Works Cited

"Knowledge Center Groceries." LearnVest. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Dec. 2012.

-"New Releases." Becoming a Vegetarian. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Dec. 2012.

"The Beef Industry." Peta. N.p., n.d. Web. Nov.-Dec. 2012. <http://www.peta.org/issues/animals-used-for-food/beef-industry.aspx>.Humanecologyreview.org. N.p., 2010. Web. 30 Nov. 2012.