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COVID-19 Lockdown, Day 37

So, I have been reading about how the pandemic is affecting the farms and meat markets. I have read about how animals are being euthanized and aborted and how milk is being dumped and extra crops are being thrown away. I understand, not as much meat or food is being sold because few people are eating at restaurants, but wasting food and killing animals for nothing is BEYOND appalling. Maybe it is the Native American in me, but whenever I throw away food that spoiled because I did not eat it, I always pray for forgiveness. Parents would always tell their children about the starving children in Africa when they don't finish their plates, but forget Africa for a second! There are starving children right in America--one of the richest countries in the world. Because of people on furlough or being laid off because of the pandemic, there are more people frequenting the local pantries, and we are wasting food? Yes, I am part Native American; I am part Mescalero Apache, part Chippewa, an...