Happy animals living their dream skipping through the sunshine on their bucolic little farms tended by sweet, compassionate caregivers. This is the image that we have been fed repeatedly our entire lives to encourage us to eat these same animals. Sadly, the reality for the tens of billions of chickens, cows, pigs and other animals that end up on our plates is far more dystopian and heartbreaking. If you choose to eat meat, you should at least be aware and understanding of where it came from.