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Reader's View: Demand for meat has to change first

I was disappointed in the News Tribune's Feb. 5 story, "From author to activist." The worldwide demand for meat requires mass production; consuming locally-produced animal products might feel good, but it won't sustain the Earth's population of m...

I was disappointed in the News Tribune's Feb. 5 story, "From author to activist." The worldwide demand for meat requires mass production; consuming locally-produced animal products might feel good, but it won't sustain the Earth's population of more than 7 billion people.

It doesn't make sense to whine about a concentrated animal feeding operation, or CAFO, without making lifestyle changes that would make the CAFO unnecessary.

Susan Alexander

Duluth

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