• Schmoo@slrpnk.net
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    2 days ago

    Humans are part of nature too, and we have our animal instincts same as any other animal. Only thing that differs is our capacity to self-reflect and exercise agency over our place in the ecosystem. What matters is that we have respect for life and don’t take it for granted. I agree that factory farms, hunting for sport or luxury goods like furs, etc. is wrong, but I don’t see a problem with a small farm raising some animals as long as they’re treated with respect and given a comfortable life. All animals - including us - are dependent on others for survival.

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      21 hours ago

      The mother of the last pig you ate was perfectly capable of raising her own young. But a farmer took that ability from her by locking her in a cage that was so fucking small, she could not even turn around or roll over. That’s how a fucking farmer “raises” a fucking piglet. Enrichment? Meeting emotional needs? Basic medical attention for injuries? No. You are put in a cage so small you cannot move, until you die.

      The lies you tell yourself are disgusting. Keep them to yourself.

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      22 hours ago

      Humans are part of nature too

      Meaningless appeal to nature. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appeal_to_nature

      No one who breeds, murders, and butchers animals (or who pays to have those things done) has respect for life. You are lying to yourself so that you don’t have to see yourself as a bad person. There is a better way not to see yourself as a bad person.

      Farms do not “raise” animals. When you raise a child, you prepare it for life. A farm animal does not go on to enjoy life, they are killed in their absolute prime, because that is when the product is at its best. It’s absurd that these lies are convincing to you, but we are eager to believe certain lies, aren’t we?