Look where it got us humans by disrespecting animal rights on a massive scale.
We're literally destroying the world and a lot of people still don't care or understand. It's a damn shame.
I mean, is cannibalism really the worst problem here?
Pigs are omnivores and if the alternative is to throw unused pork/pig parts away, feeding them to new pigs is at least not a waste.
Depriving the animals of everything they need and genetically engineering them to suffer is far worse in my opinion.
I mean, is cannibalism really the worst problem here?
Humans are omnivores and if the alternative is to throw unused human parts underground or cremate them, feeding them to new humans is at least not a waste.
Is it possible to eat those humans? If it's actually nutritious I don't see a problem, and it's less wasteful, as you said. Soylent Green operated on this principle.
Soylent Green - tastes like prion disease!
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If I'm not mistaken, any properly prepared meat (muscle tissue) should be fine. Most disorders caused by cannibalism happen when consuming brain matter, which, at least for the most part, humans largely don't eat the brains of any animal...
I get why people are opposed to it, and I'd never force anyone to eat anything that they didn't want to. But the fact is, if you only eat the meat/muscle, like we do with other animals, and you prepare it much in the same way through proper handling and cooking, it's generally not hazardous to your health.
It becomes a problem when you start eating other parts beyond the muscles.... Honestly, as long as we're not breeding humans for meat, and the individual who has expired is okay with their remains being eaten, then I don't really see any problem with it personally.
I don't think many, if any, people would consent to their body becoming food for their fellow man after they die, but if they did, I don't really see a problem with doing it, provided proper food safety is considered (as with any meat).
In general the only time this has happened where people have been pretty okay with the fact that it happened is in cases of extreme desperation, like being trapped on a mountain in freezing cold temperatures after a plane crash, with no food aside from the other (already deceased) passengers.... In those cases most of society turns a blind eye saying "they did what they had to do to survive" or some other rationalization.
Seems like a modest proposal to me.
If someone held a gun to your Moms head and then to a pigs head and you had to choose, who would you choose?
That’s a pretty far off equivalency…
Other than possible health concerns, I have no moral issues with eating humans that died from some other cause. There’s nothing intrinsically wrong about it, it’s a cultural thing.
I mean... I am open to trying new things and I hate being wasteful.
Look up how Mad Cow disease proliferated and you'll have your answer.
Not just "don't care", people actively mock and deride those who try to spread awareness.
I think we all know how fucked up the meat industrial complex is, we just don't want to face it and feel guilty about the ease of access to something so nice.
Also not to mention the huuuge amounts of propganda by Big Meat
‘atsuh thang buddy. Eez pigs is fer eatin’. Ay ain’t pets. Just food goin’ tuh food.
Honestly though. I doubt there’s a single part of the meat industry that wouldn’t hurt our feelings or horrify us. It is not an industry of kindness.
I get why people choose to be vegetarians and vegans.
Mad Cow Disease round 2 🤙
Link to the article if anyone wants to read it: https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/23817808/pig-farm-investigation-feedback-immunity-feces-intestines
Im good. Bacon tasty. Preachy vegans are lame.
Bro this isn't about veganism, I love the taste of bacon too. What I read in that article is absolutely fucked. A small quote:
Male piglets at the farm have their tails cut off and testicles ripped out by hand without anesthesia or pain relief, both standard practices in the industry. The investigator filmed employees tossing the testicles at each other and at a wall that was covered in them.
yeah, meat lover here, it's real fucked and completely legal.
These practices are all legal and widespread because lawmakers have made them so. The federal Animal Welfare Act excludes livestock from protection, while many state animal cruelty laws exempt “customary farming practices,” allowing the industry to define what’s customary. Big Ag is one of the more powerful lobbies in Washington.
In some states, it’s even illegal to conduct investigations like the one featured in this story. From the early 1990s to the early 2020s, a number of states passed “ag-gag” laws, which generally prohibit people from taking videos or photographs on farms without permission. Fortunately, most have been struck down as unconstitutional.
So... you're less likely to hear from "preachy vegans" (aka investigations into these abhorrent practices) in the future but no less likely to be eating meat that was fed poop. cooooool.
Sadly this isn't just common in the bacon industry, similar abhorrent practises are common in literally every livestock sector. The workers develop a sort of disassociation and don't see them as animals anymore, or just straight up don't care.
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I have extreme dietary restrictions that make a vegan diet hard, i try, but sometimes I eat meat. This sucks.
Not gonna lie, I read that as "porn industry" and was really confused as to why tf everyone is talking about pigs and animal abuse. Took me a awful amount of time to realize it's actually "pork industry" not "porn industry"
And you weren't concerned about the cannibalism in the porn industry?
I mean, it's an aggressive way to say "they swallow", but nothing new.
The statute of limitations has expired and no cruelty charges have been brought, so Animal Outlook is now releasing its findings to the public.
According to the state, this is indeed fine. Wonderful.
reason 5003 why I try to avoid meat that isnt from the local farm in my village
bacon, now with more REAL FECES!
I hear they are working lab grown feces to improve the situation.
