King Corn filmmaker Curt Ellis announced on Civil Eats on Monday that his resolution for 2009 is to give up factory raised meats and only consume "animal products from humane, sustainable family farms." He's doing this because of the inherent issues of health and humanity having to do with confinement-raised meats. This is a fairly simple, if expensive, goal if he were only eating at home. However, it becomes far more challenging when he adds restaurant eating in the equation.
In order to handle the protein issue at restaurants, Ellis is printing up cards impressed with the message you see above. He will leave it by his plate, in the hopes that he will be able to inspire some restaurants to consider the quality of the meat they serve.
Head over to Civil Eats and read his entire resolution post, it lays out the reasoning behind this choice far more eloquently and compellingly than I've just done. Then come back over here and tell us what you think!
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