Burger King is rolling out meatless Impossible Whoppers nationwide

Re:Burger King is rolling out meatless Impossible Whoppers n... by deadmetheny on Tuesday April 30, 2019 @10:52AM (#19788430)

If you take a car trip anywhere outside the major city centres of Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, etc (and from what I hear, Texas) you'll inevitably see many, many head of cattle milling about in fields. I would put forth that no farmers really want to mistreat their animals, and will go at great lengths to keep them as safe as they can - this year's cyclone blizzard in Nebraska was especially indicative of this[0]. Farmers generally don't have a complete supply chain anyway - they sell their animals at the stockyard to whichever packing plant is buying them.

[0] https://www.omaha.com/news/plus/heavy-snow-freezing-temps-ha...

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Re:Burger King is rolling out meatless Impossible Whoppers n... by mcculley on Tuesday April 30, 2019 @05:43PM (#19792281)

I don't think farmers really want to mistreat their animals. It is apparent that some farms put profit ahead of suffering. I would like to be able to look up a brand of meat in the grocery store and have them document how they take care of the animal. I would like to be able to make an informed decision in the marketplace. Saying it is impossible because farmers don't manage their supply chain is a way of answering my question.

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