I think it would spark this discussion.
An even better way is to change peoples' perspective. It's happened in the abolishment of slavery, female rights and gay rights. The type of perspective change that helps with passing laws. I think that's what PETA is after. You're describing what would work for you but you don't have the same goal. People for Ethical Treatment of Animals. It goes beyond the meat industry. How does a vegetarian diet fix puppy mills? Fur trade? Bloodsports? The abuse in the circus? Zoos? A change in perspective changes everything.
You can't change people's perspectives and make them support the whole idea by offending them and telling they are killers, even if they really seem to think so.
I'd rather have you than Casey convincing me that I'm wrong and Peta's actions are usually more Casey-like or even worse.
Plus I like Casey while it would be really hard to have any sentiment for Peta at that point. Again, same with all these "green", "eco" groups even though I fully support their cases.
If you're really trying to convince a large group of people you have to do even better than that, think of something great, a bigger positive action. That would work for me and probably a lot of other people (as far as support goes since still it's too hard to change someone's eating habits).
But how do you know what KFC employees tell you is true? They're not going to tell you if their meat comes from a disgusting place
You've visited your relative's farm but did you visit the others? It's not enough to be pissed when you find out. It's a misconception that "local farms" aren't bad. But your local farms might be good. Do you know if they are?
Most cows live free on huge ranges eating grass and I think nobody injects them with anything. There's a place in the mountains I visit often and almost everyone there has a farm and breeds animals for a living. Some of them sell milk to huge local dairy companies, others sell fruits or eggs. When a cow no longer breeds / gives milk they kill it for meat. That's what I know of.
Actually we don't have any bigger anti-animal cruelty actions except some minor like about beating dogs and such. That's probably because there are no bigger problems with that either.
We also don't have any farm-companies.
When dealing with human beings in this society it's not possible to have a civilized animal industry when the consumers are so far removed from the process. Especially if you can't hold a person personally responsible (try telling a person who's causing a stray cat problem that they need to get their pet sterilized. Those civilized and cultured people will tell you to go fuck yourself. They're animals and who are you to tell me what to do?).
An animal-friendly industry is not achievable. Stopping world hunger is not achievable. You can deal with possible scenarios but there are just some things that require you to be realistic. If the government banned meat, what do you think the peoples' reactions would be? You think it'll be like yours (which is commendable)? What if they shut down all mass-production farms and meat prices would sky-rocket? Meat supply was somewhat scarce? If they produced enough meat to feed everyone a certain amount do you think people would divide the meat honestly? You have to force change, no matter how pretty your words can be. A non-violent protest still requires you to actually take a stand. It requires you to get in someone's way. The mass is not now, nor has it ever been, a guideline for behavior.
Even if it made meat prices higher people would be aware of the whole action at this point reducing their meat consumption.
On the other hand that would cause bigger mass production of fruits and vegetables which also is problematic.
(..)It just seems that your main concern is being "proper". A problem should only be solved if it doesn't step on peoples' toes.
They could use their money more efficiently while creating a more positive image and achieving something. If they really had to use bad words to really achieve something that would be somewhat justified but not in a pointless TV Ad that doesn't affect people it's supposed to affect anyway. It's just pointless negativity etc. etc.