At the minute I go to an Agricultural University... They do intensive pig, chicken and keep diary cows...
I hate the way the animals are treated, and we have to do classes in the pig sheds and everything once a week... But I don't regret coming here... It is a real eye opener seeing it first hand, and I have learnt a lot about the whole industry while up here...
It is absolutely disgusting seeing the animals kept that way... and for days after people will come up to me and be like 'Oh Libby, you must be so sad about the pigs in the cages'....
I tell them I am very sad about it but I don't see why I should be all that sad seeing as I am NOT the one eating the meat and KEEPING them IN the cages and pens.
People get annnoyed at that.
So if it is always where you have wanted to go, don't just be put off by that stuff, plus you could open a few peoples eyes while you are up there... I know I have