Author Topic: Humane treatment of farm animals? Bah! (Read 754 times)

Suave · « **Reply #15 on:** April 10, 2005, 01:19:02 PM »

Why is a pig more worthy of a less painfull death than sushi or lobster ?

myelo · « **Reply #16 on:** April 10, 2005, 01:23:59 PM »

I don’t think they’re hispanic, they’re Hmong. This is a private slaughterhouse that serves Asian and African immigrants who practice traditional animal sacrifice as a part of their religious ceremonies. Because it’s private, it may not be subject to federal inspection. There was a lawsuit over this that came down to issues related to freedom to practice religion.

RTR · « **Reply #17 on:** April 10, 2005, 02:24:40 PM »

Sushi?

My god, now we are killing sushi in the most inhumane ways possible?

Is it even legal to "farm" sushi, or are we still having to go out and catch'em? (hope we are using barbless hooks in that case).

I tell ya, us humans is getting sicker and sicker in our quest for food.

I mean, whats next? We gonna rape the tofu stocks in the sea of Japan?

I've had enough. Nothing but bark, nuts and berries for me from now on.

Suave · « **Reply #18 on:** April 10, 2005, 03:17:23 PM »

You missed the point.

People pick and choose which animals they want to defend. Lobsters are boiled alive, and he's complaining about pigs having their throats cut.

It's like when all the handsomehunkes were freaking out about tuna with dolphin meat in it. Who cares if the tuna are killed, just don't harm the cute dolphins.

Why isn't dolphin meat on the market anyway ? Nice beefy red meat, gotta be tastier than tuna.

FUNKED1 · « **Reply #19 on:** April 10, 2005, 03:19:52 PM »

I don't eat anything that has a face!

vorticon · « **Reply #20 on:** April 10, 2005, 03:27:09 PM »

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Why isn't dolphin meat on the market anyway ? Nice beefy red meat, gotta be tastier than tuna."

similar reasons to dog meat.

oboe · « **Reply #21 on:** April 10, 2005, 03:28:02 PM »

I'm not sure why this is, but I make a distinction between warm-blooded and cold-blooded animals, and animals that have a voice and display intelligence and emotion. Its easier to personalize them maybe.

I'm not against killing them for food; I just think the animal should not be conscious when it is bled out - like the state law says.

Curval · « **Reply #22 on:** April 10, 2005, 03:30:30 PM »

I like my meat wrapped up nicely by a butcher...with one of those meat maxi-pads under it to catch all the yucky blood and stuff.

Elfie · « **Reply #23 on:** April 10, 2005, 03:40:11 PM »

Back in '89 I worked for a Farmland Foods plant just outside Crete NE. That plant stuns the hog (with elctricity) before slitting the animals throat. In '89 that one plant slaughtered 1000 hogs an hour.

Tumor · « **Reply #24 on:** April 10, 2005, 05:13:32 PM »

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similar reasons to dog meat.

Which I might add.. having spent a little time in Korea, aint all that bad .

RTSigma · « **Reply #25 on:** April 11, 2005, 02:15:01 AM »

You think the pig really cares? I mean, c'mon, you know that pig isn't standing in line goin, "Ya know, if they don't shock me unconcious before killing me, I'm going to- OH GOD OH GOD MY LEGS OH SWEET MERCIFUL OH GOD THATS A HUGE KNIFE OH GOD OH GOD GURRGGLLEGLGLGLGGG GLGUB GLUB GLUB GLUB AAAACKKK OOOOH GOOBOUD"

And the pig behind him goes "Ya know, if they don't shock me unconcious unlike that guy, I'm going to call PETA and tell them abo- OH GOD OH GOD MY LEGS THIS HURTS OH SWEET HEYZUES!"

Tuomio · « **Reply #26 on:** April 11, 2005, 02:25:08 AM »

You guys should see how California based slaughterhouse "prepares" Kosher cows. Now THAT was sick. Im not putting a link here, but do a search on Ogrish.com forums.

Tuomio · « **Reply #27 on:** April 11, 2005, 02:29:18 AM »

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Originally posted by RTSigma
You think the pig really cares?

Considering that pigs are quite smart animals, yes, i would think that it makes a difference.

oboe · « **Reply #28 on:** April 11, 2005, 06:24:45 AM »

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Originally posted by RTSigma
You think the pig really cares? I mean, c'mon, you know that pig isn't standing in line goin, "Ya know, if they don't shock me unconcious before killing me, I'm going to- OH GOD OH GOD MY LEGS OH SWEET MERCIFUL OH GOD THATS A HUGE KNIFE OH GOD OH GOD GURRGGLLEGLGLGLGGG GLGUB GLUB GLUB GLUB AAAACKKK OOOOH GOOBOUD"

And the pig behind him goes "Ya know, if they don't shock me unconcious unlike that guy, I'm going to call PETA and tell them abo- OH GOD OH GOD MY LEGS THIS HURTS OH SWEET HEYZUES!"

You didn't watch the video did you? Because its pretty obvious from what I saw on the cable access show that is almost exactly what they are thinking. Pigs are as smart as dogs.

Skydancer · « **Reply #29 on:** April 11, 2005, 06:31:04 AM »

If you eat meat you should at least be prepared to kill and prepare the meat. Even if only once in your life. Too many people buy nice little packs from the supermarket wthout any thought about how that pack gets there then get all squeamish over the reality.

I'm not suggesting we all set up mini abbatoirs but if the thought of killing an animal for food upsets you then eat vegetarian. Theres plenty of good vegetarian food.

Personaly I like meat and am fully aware of how it arrives on the plate. Rabbit is pretty good, and chicken.

By all means be as humane as possible but don't get all squeamish. Meat is dead animal!

I did a short time in a factory killing thousands of chickens a day. Not nice but if we want to eat em it has to be done.

By the way I wouldn't eat these chicken burger, poultry "product" things I know what goes in em, and it aint the prime cuts.