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stopped eating eat in 1989 out of guilt & compassion, never looked back sasha031 Jan 2013 #1
It was about 1992 for me. MoonRiver Jan 2013 #4
Understand how you feel Moonriver sasha031 Jan 2013 #9
What do you eat instead to avoid perpetrating suffering? NoOneMan Jan 2013 #10
Let me guess nobodyspecial Jan 2013 #17
No, clearing out vast forests to create agricultural lands you pour poison on kills animals NoOneMan Jan 2013 #23
So your solution is to eat even higher on the food chain, requiring ever more agriculture? villager Jan 2013 #27
Um, no. Thats not my "solution" NoOneMan Jan 2013 #37
can't one comment to another DU on this board? sasha031 Jan 2013 #33
Sure, but everyone is welcome to reply! NoOneMan Jan 2013 #42
I stay away from all meat departments sasha031 Jan 2013 #61
I've never been to a meat department NoOneMan Jan 2013 #63
Vegetables WANT to be eaten. MoonRiver Jan 2013 #38
And trees want to be cut down to make fields for carrots? NoOneMan Jan 2013 #45
Oh, please. Those examples are ridiculous. MoonRiver Jan 2013 #47
I think you are missing the forest through the trees here NoOneMan Jan 2013 #49
I don't agree with deforestation, so we have something in common. MoonRiver Jan 2013 #53
Humans have been amazingly skilled and efficient hunters for tens of thousands of years NoOneMan Jan 2013 #62
Sasha, I think that is true. MoonRiver Jan 2013 #36
It started with me too as a child always adored all animals sasha031 Jan 2013 #41
It's a lot easier now. MoonRiver Jan 2013 #48
Yes Moonriver the alternatives are so much better sasha031 Jan 2013 #81
That is really amazing considering how many doctors recommend that we not eat red meat. MoonRiver Jan 2013 #84
I don't eat beef/red meat or pork. But I do poultry & fish. JaneyVee Jan 2013 #13
No. NoOneMan Jan 2013 #2
It makes me more likely to go...cuteness squee! Lone_Star_Dem Jan 2013 #3
Don't you just want to hug that little guy! MoonRiver Jan 2013 #7
He's too precious! Lone_Star_Dem Jan 2013 #11
Looks like you could use a trip to... KansDem Jan 2013 #14
OMG, adorable pics! MoonRiver Jan 2013 #26
Be honest, did my "squee" make you think of them? Lone_Star_Dem Jan 2013 #28
. KansDem Jan 2013 #54
Ha! Great minds! Lone_Star_Dem Jan 2013 #64
Yes, you bastard!! :-P Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2013 #5
no, it doesn't quinnox Jan 2013 #6
Same here customerserviceguy Jan 2013 #79
Is that Miss Piggy?? Angry Dragon Jan 2013 #8
Not sure about the face.. but the outfit... Fla_Democrat Jan 2013 #87
No. But it's wicked cute. NutmegYankee Jan 2013 #12
Here's some grown-up ones in Farm Sanctuary. I think they are still cute! MoonRiver Jan 2013 #18
Pass the mustard lame54 Jan 2013 #15
all i see is, MMM, BACON! unblock Jan 2013 #16
Bacon! Bacon! BACON!!! PORK CHOPS!!!!! HAM!!!!!!! Here little piggy!.... OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #19
Yeah, it was... MoonRiver Jan 2013 #21
I stopped eating vegetables after seeing this: earthside Jan 2013 #20
HA!! nt. OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #22
Awwww...how cute! NoOneMan Jan 2013 #30
Oh god! You should post a warning! immoderate Jan 2013 #50
not with this problem... stklurker Jan 2013 #24
Awwwwwww! graywarrior Jan 2013 #25
I understand the eating meat involves some degree of necessary cruelty... mike_c Jan 2013 #29
Baby Back Ribs legaleagle_45 Jan 2013 #31
Nope-In fact I'm eating a ham sandwich now. Travis_0004 Jan 2013 #32
Quoth Homer Simpson: Robb Jan 2013 #34
Nope. All Cute Right Now dballance Jan 2013 #35
I raised thousands of those bastards as a kid on the farm NickB79 Jan 2013 #39
interesting... quinnox Jan 2013 #40
Well, I LOVE pigs. Even have a pig collection all over my house. MoonRiver Jan 2013 #44
Does that get messy? Sissyk Jan 2013 #66
Yeah, definitely are some nasty creatures NoOneMan Jan 2013 #51
I blame society kenny blankenship Jan 2013 #77
I have both reactions. Cute! And I'd eat it! aikoaiko Jan 2013 #43
Looks Delicious Motown_Johnny Jan 2013 #46
I wonder what bacon would look like, from this little cutie n/t Sheepshank Jan 2013 #52
I guess I never doubted that it is possible to make pig sweaters. nt Deep13 Jan 2013 #55
If they can make them for these guys, MoonRiver Jan 2013 #56
sweet piggy Liberal_in_LA Jan 2013 #57
Sour, too. Deep13 Jan 2013 #59
I adore pigs, and if I get a pet pig, I will give up pork OmahaBlueDog Jan 2013 #58
Yum, roast pork! Crepuscular Jan 2013 #60
They are so tender at that age!!!! n/t greytdemocrat Jan 2013 #65
Like Elmer, the pig who grew up on my farm when I was a kid... bobclark86 Jan 2013 #67
Actually, MoonRiver Jan 2013 #69
if animals arent meant to be eaten bowens43 Jan 2013 #68
Are you meant to be eaten? MoonRiver Jan 2013 #70
Yep legaleagle_45 Jan 2013 #71
Alright then! MoonRiver Jan 2013 #73
bacteria and viruses can bring down and kill the healthiest person on Earth liberal_at_heart Jan 2013 #98
With care it will finish out at 240 to 280 lbs market weight in about 6 months. FarCenter Jan 2013 #72
That piggy is a pet. It will never end up on your heart unhealthy plate. MoonRiver Jan 2013 #82
Pet? What breed is it? FarCenter Jan 2013 #85
Sandy Hook made me stop eating meat Burma Jones Jan 2013 #74
Seriously? You're going with that? nt Deep13 Jan 2013 #89
Makes as much sense as most vegans. nt Llewlladdwr Jan 2013 #92
Pretty much, sad to say... Deep13 Jan 2013 #97
Makes me think of spiral ham...nt SidDithers Jan 2013 #75
Not enough meat yet. Fatten it up and get back to me. nt EastKYLiberal Jan 2013 #76
A little pig goes a long way gollygee Jan 2013 #78
What the Aztecs called "The Other White Meat" nt Xipe Totec Jan 2013 #80
Or does this one? longship Jan 2013 #83
Certain images of factory conditions etc RedCappedBandit Jan 2013 #86
Nope, he looks like bacon to me Demo_Chris Jan 2013 #88
I find animals wearing clothing disturbing. Llewlladdwr Jan 2013 #90
He'll grow up to provide a nice pork belly. MrSlayer Jan 2013 #91
Nnnnnnope, and that looks like a tender morsel right there... cherokeeprogressive Jan 2013 #93
Why would you ask stupid people that question? flvegan Jan 2013 #94
Not a chance, mate cali196lib99 Jan 2013 #95
Nope...those trotters would make some kick ass souse right now.. HipChick Jan 2013 #96
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