Letters to the Editor

Letter: Animal cruelty has serious effects

We know what we want, but we don't always think about where it comes from. Some animals are becoming endangered much faster than before, all because of humans. That's right, humans ourselves. Animal cruelty has always been an issue, but recently it has been taking a bigger toll on animals. This is wrong and just plain disturbing, but now people are taking action and publicizing it.

Some people may think there is nothing wrong with how they are treating animals, because they are "just animals." But that doesn't mean animal abuse doesn't have an effect on you as well. As some may know, in some slaughterhouses, animals are injected with hormones and antibiotics to make them grow bigger faster and produce more meat, which earns the farmer more money.

Doesn't sound so bad, right? Wrong. We are now eating these hormones and antibiotics without knowledge of what it can do to our health. If this is okay, then why is it being banned in other countries? I encourage Alaskans to take a stand on this.
Cassandra Baker
Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson

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