“The Oprah Winfrey Show” Vegan Episode (Video)
Written by Vegetarian Star on February 2nd, 2011 in Animal Issues, Film & TV, Food & Drink, Videos.
A good portion of “The Oprah Winfrey Show” where Oprah‘s staff went vegan for a week is now posted online.
Scenes of Oprah’s staff eating vegan in the Harpo cafeteria, getting coached by Kathy Freston, the discussion with Michael Pollan and Lisa Ling‘s glimpse into a meat processing plant are all included.
Cargill, one of the largest producers of meat products, agreed to let the cameras behind the scenes when 20 other producers refused.
There was only one graphic part that was not allowed to be shown on camera, and that was stunning the cow before it was slaughtered. However, Ling’s reaction to the ordeal was caught on camera. And it does say much.
The slaughterhouse design is one Temple Grandin, the scientist who’s worked with several slaughterhouses to lessen the stress on the animal before it is killed, helped create.
The Cargil representative does comment on the quietness of the animals as they move to their death, indicating that in more poorly designed systems, the cows would make more noise from the stress. Grandin has also worked with two large poultry producers who’ve switched to killing chickens with gas versus electrical stunning, a procedure also considered more “humane.”
Cargil did what Grandin has called for by letting the cameras go behind closed doors. Grandin would like live feeds in all slaughterhouses, which would be the closest thing to giving them glass walls, something Paul McCartney said would make everyone a vegetarian.
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February 2nd, 2011 at 3:47 pm
Too bad Ling still eats meat.
I think if I hadn’t been vegan before watching it, I probably would have half-heartedly tried it only for my own health. If they were going to have a show devoted to veganism, it should have encompassed all aspects and reasons, and not two people who sided with meat. Micheal Pollan is a great food expert and he’s done a lot with making average Americas aware of what they’re eating. But it almost felt like he considered the diet too extreme and at the end left a bitter taste. Having the girl there from Carghill made things awkard as well when Kathy Freston is trying to explain her ethics (and got cut off)
February 2nd, 2011 at 6:46 pm
Agreed. I really think Oprah only did this for publicity.