Last night I watched Earthlings for the first time, quite a powerful documentary about the role that animals have in peoples lives and just what sort of treatment they have. It details the process they go through to become our meals, clothes and pets and also what they are put through for such things as cosmetic, scientific and medical research.
I recommend that every person who lives on this planet should have to watch this at least once in their lifetime as it is a definite eye-opener to not just certain cases but the whole industry standard that exists in these markets.