Let me word this the right way...

I eat meat. I can accept that death is a common and sometimes unavoidable part of life for both humans and animals. And I support animal research before products are used on humans so long as it is sensibly designed and not wasteful of animal lives.

But with all that said I generally agree with your premise that the current factory farming food prep process is repugnant, gruesome, often cruel, and even a threat to human health. When possible I buy organic. And if I were faced with a more rustic lifestyle yes I would be willing to slaughter and dress my own animals instead of buying mystery meat from a factory grinder.

I hate knowing that animals are abused every single day, for our crumby frozen foods. I have watched countless videos taken inside factories that produce products such as pillows, wool, frozen meats, etc. and I feel sick to my stomach knowing this happens. We treat animals like dirt, even though they have as many rights as we do. I know the term "Survival of the Fittest" but it is a unfair to these creatures being harmed, sometimes when they are just born. We take advantages of the defenseless animals, just to make some money.