Steer #534 ~ Dr. Flores

 Steer #534 was introduced to show the point that cows was treated unfairly and was forced to eat corn instead of grass. These forced changes affects the health of the cattle. The author introduce steer #534 to show how the cattle was treated unfairly and it affects its health and our healths as well. It states on page 50 that "...534 is the product of artificial insemination". This is showing that steer 534 isn't naturally breed or fed but its being unnaturally breed or fed. It states "Yet,  after a few months at Poky my steer will never have the opporunity to eat green grass again". The author introduces steer #534 because the author wanted to show the industrial food chain is having a negative impact due to the mistreatment of cattle. These mistreatments can affect our health and the cattle health and freedom.