Michael Pollan, the author of “An Animal’s Place,” and Blake Hurst, the author of “The Omnivore’s Delusion: Against the Agri-Intellectuals,” both discuss their views on the farming industry in their writing. The organic and industrial sides of farming are discussion worthy topics among college students because they aid students in becoming aware of their foods origin and its effect on the environment. The differences among Pollan’s and Hurst’s opinions on the farming industry are more numerous than the similarities, although, they do agree on some fronts. In “An Animal’s Place,” the distance between animals and humans, and its effects on animals living in industrial farms, are addressed by Michael Pollan. Pollan’s first point is that many people have become disconnected from animals, making the conditions of industrial farms, and the suffering of the animals kept there, easy to ignore. He believes that this disconnect was brought on by the removal of animals from open fields and pastures, people no longer look at these animals, which eliminates any…show more content… I feel as if animals do suffer on industrial farms, but some practices on those farms are needed. On organic farms, animals live a more natural life, as they were meant to, but organic farming is just not practical for a world with a population of this size. Prior to reviewing the works of Pollan and Hurst, I was oblivious to the arguments for and against the various farming practices. I always assumed that organic food was better for the consumer and the environment, although I was wrong. My opinions on farming have since changed, I still prefer to purchase organic products for myself when I can afford to, but I will not condemn industrial farming, or those that agree whole-heartedly with its practices because industrial farming is a crucial component to the survival of
