After watching the below video I was thinking about the economics of meat production. Now lets take organic versus conventional, on average organic is twice as much. Which probably does remove a tiny bit of the cruelty.
How much would Whole Foods have to charge to sell as cruelty-free as possible animal flesh? What I'm thinking is high, very high. At least $10 a pound for chicken and $30 for the more expensive meats like cow and pig. That's just a guess, lets see how much Whole Foods charges for humane meat.
Hypothesis whole foods will charge so little that the meat can't possibly be humane.
Result: inconclusive since I couldn't actually find any whole foods meat online.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6evYD7d58A
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/about-our-products/quality-standards/animal-welfare-standards
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I traveled to Whole Foods and found the prices on meat. Pork $6. Hamburger between $5-9. At these prices its fairly obvious that the meats at whole foods cannot be humane or anywhere near that standard. Yes, its more expensive than the usual $3.50-$5. Yet, in order to make a profit a supermarket would have to charge a minimum price. Since the meat is still relatively cheap, its safe to conclude that its not humane based upon cost.
Think about it, everything has a monetary cost, bigger cages mean higher costs. There's no getting around that. Just having to hire a person to check on the livestock costs money. Am I wrong, am I missing a detail?