36. VEGUCATED

WOW!  this was interesting.  the filmmaker, a vegan, set out to see how 3 other people, from different walks of life, would take to spending 6 wks being educated in a plant based lifestyle.  she chose college student tesla, who lived with her parents; a single mom of 2 kids; and a single guy.  all of them like their meat.  the 3 learned what it is to be vegan; tasted foods; met others; and, most importantly to the film, were educated on all aspects of meat production.  this meant learning how the animals are raised, the fact that most all fertilization is artificial, the animals are confined to small spaces, animals that don't suit the purpose are destroyed--that's all in the production phase.  THEN comes the processing--animals facing fear, the ways they are handled, killed and made into what we buy at the grocery.  the film discussed the environmental downfall of eating animals; the health issues; the global warming issues.  at the end, we wonder which of the 3 will remain vegan.  it's much easier to be vegetarian, but, as one said, it seems you're just being half-hearted.  i must say the film was informative, if somewhat one-sided.  but, why would it be any other way?  although i believe many of the facts presented, i just don't think i'm ready to give up my milk, and eggs and meat.  netflix has several other films about food and health and diet...........who knows?  maybe i'll be come a convert.  for now, i'm just glad to know a little more than i did before.  as one quote from the film, by john lennon, states,"if slaughterhouses had glass walls, we'd all be vegetarian".