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diiejso t1_j05b1uk wrote

Why is it animal abuse to kill and eat a dog but not a cow?

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m0le t1_j05lmmq wrote

Why is it acceptable to show men's nipples in public but not women's?

Sometimes society decides weird things. Feel free to push for change if it's what you care deeply about, but I have other stuff on my plate. You can't care about everything.

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lamby284 t1_j06sg3y wrote

Cutting out animal products is one the best things you can do as an individual for the environment, your health, and the livestock you would be sparing. It is worth caring about.

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DocHolidayiN t1_j06yaqf wrote

I've got zero problems leaving the dog meat off of my plate.

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m0le t1_j06yq2i wrote

I don't often drive (<1000 miles a year) and I'm not having kids. That reduces my environmental impact massively.

Health-wise, it would be incredibly difficult to manage a meat free diet with my existing medical conditions (I can't eat any foods with tyramine, so for example anything containing soy, anything fermented, etc).

As for livestock welfare, I would rather accept that animal husbandry is here for the long term and push for higher standards.

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11340113052111609 t1_j06y6wy wrote

Want some of my Chicken bake?

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lamby284 t1_j06z8db wrote

Broiler chickens grow so large and fast due to selective breeding that some of them their legs break under them and they die on the feces-covered floor of organ failure. I don't eat chickens.

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Yankas t1_j063g83 wrote

There is nothing wrong with eating dogs. Defrauding people and running a butcher-shop from your rancid rundown apartment, on the other hand ...

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rrybwyb t1_j07bswf wrote

This comment not having -100 concerns me

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Ocyanea t1_j06wnqh wrote

Because we like dogs more than cows. They are deeply ingrained in western society as companion animals.

And that’s okay. Caring more deeply for those we have some sort of connection with is normal and natural. The idea that it’s somehow hypocritical for someone to not care equally about all living things has always been so weird to me. That’s not how humans work.

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permalink_save t1_j05s1dn wrote

Serious answer is if they are lying about the meat they sold, likely did not put them out in a humane manner. They probsbly had atrocious conditions while holding the dogs for slaughter too. I'd say the same can apply to cows, but this is Mexico and I am not even that familiar with our own laws here let alone another country. The dogs might have belonged to other people. Probably also trying to stack charges on top of lying about dog meat.

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Hostillian t1_j0609h4 wrote

I'm going to guess that there was plenty of evidence pointing to these two idiots not doing it humanely.

The meat industry needs to show that they slaughter animals humanely.

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takes3todango t1_j06oc7d wrote

>The meat industry needs to show that they slaughter animals humanely.

Is that what the ag gag laws are for?

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lamby284 t1_j06snx3 wrote

Watch Dominion. Shows how livestock is made and turned into food. If you eat animal products you ought to know.

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Hostillian t1_j06zecw wrote

Did you not get the point I was trying to make? Are you really saying that these two jokers followed the same standards as the entire meat industry - or are you just pointing out a few bad actors? 🙄

I did originally put 'at least pretend to act humanely' but thought that was perhaps a bit cynical - and there are always companies that will ignore the rules. Especially when checks are few and fines or prison are small or non-existant.

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Elephanogram t1_j05wkm8 wrote

Hey one vegetarian dude who comes here to argue cows are dogs ironically sending more people away from vegetarianism.

Every topic about dog or cat abuse has one of you.

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diiejso t1_j05x5qa wrote

I’m not vegetarian I eat meat all the time. I don’t see any difference between me eating a taco whether it’s beef or dog if they both taste good. Since several cultures eat dog I assume it’s tasty but I’ve yet to have the opportunity. But sure keep making assumptions to keep up that smug attitude of yours lol.

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