Disease
If You Eat Meat You’re Eating Feces!
By David Askaripour | September 14, 2007
I don’t know about the rest of you out there, but I don’t like to eat fecal matter. If you’re eating meat, you are undoubtedly eating feces. Feces belongs in the toilet or used for fertilizer, not human consumption.
Wondering why you get sick so often? Why you have about 20 nasty colds per year? Why get get those stomach viruses? Why you get sore / strep throat? Why you have no energy? Why you are tired all day long after 8 hours of sleep?
Well, I’m sure it has a lot to do with meat consumption. It’s bad enough that you cells are being invaded with toxin-riddled flesh, now your body has to deal with animal waste on top of that! Phew….
Would you sprinkle dried pellets of human feces on your salad? No, I don’t think you would. But you may as well, since you’re already enjoying plenty of feces every time you bite into a juicy hamburger or rip a part some “mouth watering” steak. Think about that the next time you consume some animal flesh.
Washington, D.C.-A new study shows that 84 percent of adults have no idea that the primary source of salmonella, campylobacter, E. coli, and other foodborne pathogens on poultry and meat is animal feces.
The survey of 1,000 men and women was completed during the period of July 26-29, 2001, by Opinion Research Corporation International on behalf of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM). Foodborne illnesses are at epidemic levels in the United States; the Centers for Disease Control estimate there are at least 76 million cases each year, usually from consumption of animal products.
“Our findings show the vast majority of Americans do not understand there are feces on meat and poultry,” says PCRM staff attorney Mindy Kursban. “In fact, there’s a major disconnect in the public consciousness between the foodborne illnesses that sicken so many of us and their originating cause: animal excrement.”
Survey respondents answered the following question: “When salmonella and other disease-causing bacteria are found on meat and poultry, which of the following do you think BEST describes where these bacteria originally came from?”
The answers were as follows:
“They [foodborne pathogens] came from animal blood.” [10 percent] “They came from dirty hands.” [19 percent] “They are naturally present in the meat.” [17 percent] “They are naturally present in the animal’s skin.” [9 percent] “They came from animal feces.” [16 percent] “They came from dirty air in a slaughter house.” [15 percent] Didn’t think any of these were the right answer or didn’t know. [13 percent] Doctors Petition USDA to Ensure “Feces-Free” Meat or Issue Biohazard Labels
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September 14th, 2007 at 3:21 pm
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September 14th, 2007 at 5:43 pm
Nasty Nasty Nasty. I’m still going ot eat meat cause I’m a sick carnivore. I have recently lowered my consumption but maybe it’s the fecal matter that makes is so tasty!!!!!
September 16th, 2007 at 7:44 pm
Oh God… if this doesn’t turn people to the vegan side… what will? UGhhhhh!!! its painful to really consider the consequences of our choices. To eat a burger and be blind to what we are doing to our bodies is just unacceptable in this era. When so much info is made available to us, we muct do something with it.
September 17th, 2007 at 2:13 pm
Ha, yes I hope this article helps make more people aware of the toxic nature of meat!
October 9th, 2007 at 2:36 pm
Would you have the link to the scientific paper that states that there is fecal matter on meat?
October 10th, 2007 at 2:17 pm
When will people learn that the only way to have a truly healthy and balanced diet is to only eat nutritious algae!! Consuming multicellular organisms be they animal, fungus, or plant is MURDER!!
October 14th, 2007 at 1:43 pm
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November 4th, 2007 at 1:29 pm
You are as dumb as a vegetarian can be!!Do us all a favour and drop dead.You can’t substitute MEAT ,and you shouldn’t,because BELIEVE IT, it’s healthy.Just because you are a vegetarian who doesn’t know anything about nutrition does not give you the right to say this nonsense!!Oh well, at least i’m happy knowing you’ll be dead before i am.
November 4th, 2007 at 3:14 pm
Thanks for the comment, much appreciated. I hope that you don’t die and that you live a long and peaceful life. Namaste :)
November 20th, 2007 at 7:39 pm
Notice how no one left a link for the scientific proof… looks like someone made this whole thing up! keep in mind every post i see on here i eat another steak…
November 21st, 2007 at 5:32 pm
Hey Rob, I think you are hilarious. And, I’m glad that even though you completely disagree with the vegan lifestyle, you continue to read and comment.
January 15th, 2008 at 12:43 pm
Beef’s Wake-Up Recall
February 5th, 2008 at 2:28 am
I know that this is “Vegan Campus” and it oriented toward a vegan lifestyle, but in a nutshell, humans are omnivores, but we are more towards herbivores than carnivores. I.e. the design of our teeth (designed for grinding plant matter: cow, horse, or tearing flesh: dog, bear, tiger), length of digestive tract (long: 30″ for digest of plants or short: 9″ for digestion of meat/flesh), strength of stomach acid (weak in a cow, or strong in a tiger), etc. But, the issue here is the conditions, preparation, handling, etc. at the meat plants before the meat makes it to your table. The conditions at the slaughter/packing houses are a disgrace. Dirty, filthy. With all the blood, guts and decaying matter on hand, the conditions are ideal for all kinds of pathogens. I think that even most meat eaters would think differently about their next steak if they were to visit a plant. You don’t hear/see much about it until an epidemic breaks out and even then, the plants, inspectors, meat industry/councils try to cover it up. Basically, it’s all about money, from the farmers who raise the cattle, to the beef associations who tell you “beef, it’s what’s for dinner”, to the slaughter houses, to the suppliers that sell the stuff, to your table. None of them care as long as they are making money. At the slaughter/packing house, it’s all about money. Hire the lowest wage employees they can. Do you think they care about washing their hands after using the toilet? Cleaning the plant would cost them money. Inspecting the product would cost them money. If meat falls on the floor, they just pick it up and send it to you because it is their valuable product. Feces in/on the meat? Who cares as long as they are making money. They guess it’s all OK until someone gets really sick or dies and then they will try and shift the blame. USDA inspectors are overworked and underpaid and can’t possibly inspect all the meat running through a high volume operation. When they gut an animal (called evisceration) after it is killed, the contents of their stomach (partially digested food), intestines (feces in the making) and bladder (urine) makes it’s way onto the meat. Even if they try and do a careful job (which they probably don’t), it is inevitable that some contamination occurs from the animals waste products during the slaughtering (called dressing) process. My fingers are too tired to type any more, but you get the picture. It’s enough to make you want to f**ck**g vomit!
February 6th, 2008 at 11:51 am
I am a health inspector and therefore know a bit about this issue. Meat can become infected with feces; however, the slaughter process and those associated with it are under strict regulations. This cannot be said about general agricultural processes. Think mushrooms…they are grown directly in feces. As stated above…”Feces belongs in the toilet or used for fertilizer, not human consumption.” Do you understand what fertilizer is? It is used to grow food. Therefore, food such as vegetables that is grown in this fertilizer has the potential to become contaminated (and it will). So for every piece of fruit or vegetable that you do not wash with soap, water and scrubbing you will be consuming fecal matter. Meat at least is always (well generally) cooked which kills the majority of pathogenic bateria found in feces.
February 6th, 2008 at 2:02 pm
Thank you Sarah for that educated comment. In your opinon would you agree with the argument posted by David Askaripour (the guy who posted the first comment) to say that “if your eating meat your eating feces”.
And would you know if there is enough evidence to say that it is healthier for people not to eat meat due to the potential contamination with feces?
February 8th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
I do not agree with the comment “if your eating meat your eating feces.” There is always that potential; however, it is rare.
It is NOT healthier to avoid eating meat because of this small risk. If the meat you are consuming has been properly cooked there will be no fecal pathogens left.
The healthiest diet is one that combines all foods in moderation.
March 11th, 2008 at 9:48 pm
i plan on eating this “shit” no matter what everyone says. Since “feces” is used as fertilizer does this mean theres no traces of the “feces” in the plant. I guess we should stop breathing too since there are so many toxins. My teeth were made to eat meat so thats the way it is. Chicken, Beef, Pork, Turkey, get used to it.
April 2nd, 2008 at 6:20 pm
i Know that there is fecal matter in Meat.
That’s not the reason im Vegan though!…It add’s on to it but im Vegan 4 animal rights and the enviremaent!
April 11th, 2008 at 6:00 pm
So, the healthiest people are usually vegans.
Vegans who eat properly, that is. Vegans can eat all nutrients they need (inCLUDING B12, guys–nutritional yeast, duh!), and when studies are done in which one group is put on a vegan diet and another is put on a “everything in moderation diet,” vegans tend to have the better health in the end.
You can look those studies up on your own. I’m sure you’re big boys and girls.
April 21st, 2008 at 2:22 am
It is funny how you present this article and expect people to be shocked or something. Most of the carnivores (people) I know we all enjoy our intestine dishes (look up kokoretsi in wikipedia…that’s what I call tasty)…and we all now what they say…the less you clean the intstine’s before cooking the better it’s going to taste…so surely you can’t believe some feces could possibly put people off…do you?
May 15th, 2008 at 8:38 pm
VEGANS SUCK
May 18th, 2008 at 7:02 pm
I will not be brain-washed by vegetarians. I’m proud to be a carnivore.
May 25th, 2008 at 2:50 am
Sarah is right, the best diets combine all foods in moderation. I don’t think it is very healthy to skip meat altogether, although you do not have to eat a lot.
June 18th, 2008 at 4:15 pm
hey you are dumb!!!so true. you must be a dude i guess you think it’s fine for us to slaughter billions of animals. that have a right to live a normal life just like you. kill,kill,and kill somemore and how much money can we get by slaughtering so many animals just so you people can gluttinize. your probably over weight or will be as you get up in age and pretty nasty. pretty disgusting how they slaughter and you people are just too stupid to care about any living thing that lives. you go ahead and eat your crap that will take care of you
June 18th, 2008 at 4:37 pm
that slap of meat your eating is dead what good is dead meat for your body. i can’t even look at what they do to these animals it’s horrible and to think that they make huge profits. some people just can’t live and let live no they have to kill on such a massive level. and raising so many animals no wonder sometimes veges get contaminated your meat is messing up the soil otherwise we would not have that problem i think some meat eater’s need some help. go to google and type in meat contamination. maby you’ll find some fact there. its all there if you can actually read
June 18th, 2008 at 5:53 pm
its been proven scientifically that the billions of cows, pigs and birds butchered every year in the U.S. is contaminated with dangerous bacteria like E.coli,campylobacter,listeria, and other bacteria that live in the intestinal tracts and feces of animals.they say it only takes a few bacteria to make us sick. 5000 people die every year from eating these animals. and alot more get very sick. according to former usda microbiologist gerald kuester, there’s about fifty points during processing where cross contamination can occur, at the end of the line, the birds are no cleaner than if they had been dipped in a dirty toilet. so if that doesn’t bother you at all. i’ll just wish you bon appetite and when you bring this meat home every thing that it comes in contact with in your kitchen can also become contaminated. so even if you cook it’s still every where it touch before it was cooked even cold cuts are high risk foods. besides eating any thing that comes from a slaughter house just doesn’t sit right with some people. and raw plant food makes you feel so much better.you all should try it mabe then your brain will start thinking more clearly cause too much meat really is not good for the soul. and the USDA, the F.D.A. along with the centers for disease control and prevention have collectively identified cold cuts as high risk foods. but you don’t care and will keep eating slaughtered animals. so i hope you enjoy your salmonella mabe that will put you out of your misery
June 18th, 2008 at 6:30 pm
i’m so a paled that you think it’s ok to treat other living beings that way its so disgusting whats being done in this country with the inhumane treatment that goes on. these animals can’t live a normal life can never feel the sun on there backs there whole life is lived in misery you people make me sick just the thought of you.these animals are torn away from all natural instincts just so man can live in gluttony and profits no wonder they don’t want us to see what goes on. they are put in cages so small they can’t even turn around or even lie down. only the lowest people would think that is ok if people would only get up off there stupid asses and work together to change things for the better this country could be so much better for every living thing but some people just accept what ever is handed to them no matter what the cost. alot of the things done to these animals are banned in other country’s why can’t we. so far i’m not seeing much good going on must be all the war games and war. every thing changes why not for the better
June 20th, 2008 at 10:28 am
I would like to reiterate…the cooking process for meat will kill the bacteria people are talking about. E.coli…sure it’s scary but cooking will kill it. Same with campylobacter and listeria etc. People stated below that meat kills so many people per year and so on. But do you know that most of the food recalls that occur in North America are towards vegan friendly products. Look at tomatoes right now.
I think what people need to think about is the fact that you will never scare or threaten someone into eating or not eating meat. Mayeb rather than fighting in this forum and saying people who eat meat are dump or vegans are stupid you should just learn to accept that everyone is different and embrace that.
Honestly the people who are the most radical are probably the most unimfprmed but have the biggest mouths.
I have been to slaughter houses and it’s not pretty, but it’s also not as bad as I had thought it would be.
Is it unethical to kill animals, should we live and let live? My opinion is that my body was made to eat meat so that’s what I will do.