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The Moral Ferocity of Eating Animals |
spiritual_gunfighter |
Oct-29-09 09:18 AM |
#0 |

Call me Satan. |
SIMPLYB1980 |
Oct-29-09 09:23 AM |
#1 |
 
rofl, im the same these threads always make me want a steak |
vadawg |
Oct-29-09 09:25 AM |
#2 |
  
I know. The though of a dead cow makes me hungry every time. |
SIMPLYB1980 |
Oct-29-09 09:28 AM |
# |
   
So ok.. a dead cow makes you hungry, I get that |
underseasurveyor |
Oct-29-09 12:49 PM |
#85 |
  
I know exactly how much an animal suffers. |
SIMPLYB1980 |
Oct-29-09 01:26 PM |
#107 |
   
You killing an animal and eating is MUCH different |
underseasurveyor |
Oct-29-09 01:30 PM |
#112 |
  
Not really life is still hard for them in the wild. |
SIMPLYB1980 |
Oct-29-09 01:51 PM |
#124 |
  
Apples will never be oranges no matter how much you wish them to be |
underseasurveyor |
Oct-29-09 01:55 PM |
#128 |
  
So you say. |
SIMPLYB1980 |
Oct-29-09 02:05 PM |
#133 |
  
What do you propose? |
rd_kent |
Oct-29-09 02:47 PM |
#157 |
   
As always, I'm a day late. |
Altoid_Cyclist |
Oct-30-09 02:42 PM |
#249 |
  
"so horrific for the animals" |
Ignis |
Oct-29-09 10:59 PM |
#235 |
  
What it is doing to us is so key in this issue |
spiritual_gunfighter |
Oct-29-09 11:41 PM |
#239 |
   
Sadly I've seen and heard the stories |
underseasurveyor |
Oct-30-09 12:02 AM |
#240 |
   
I didn't want to wade into any of that up/downstream, but... |
Ignis |
Oct-30-09 01:54 PM |
#247 |
  
Hugs to you |
underseasurveyor |
Oct-30-09 12:33 AM |
#241 |
  
Coconut milk yogurt...mmmm! |
Ignis |
Oct-30-09 01:52 PM |
#246 |
  
Try actually reading the article next time n/t |
spiritual_gunfighter |
Oct-29-09 09:55 AM |
#25 |
 
I read what you posted. |
SIMPLYB1980 |
Oct-29-09 09:59 AM |
#27 |
 
You obviously didn't |
spiritual_gunfighter |
Oct-29-09 10:06 AM |
#36 |
 
Oh please. |
SIMPLYB1980 |
Oct-29-09 10:11 AM |
#39 |
 
Ah, the "I feel like a steak right now" crowd is right on time. No one is saying don't eat |
zonkers |
Oct-29-09 12:08 PM |
#72 |
 
and all we said was that for some reason when these threads appear the cravings start |
vadawg |
Oct-29-09 12:10 PM |
#73 |
  
I think you are insincere and enjoy being a contrarian. I doubt you feel like a steak right now. |
zonkers |
Oct-29-09 12:14 PM |
#74 |
 
to late i already had a couple of cheeseburgers since this thread started |
vadawg |
Oct-29-09 12:28 PM |
#78 |
 
You have been branded |
conscious evolution |
Oct-29-09 12:39 PM |
#82 |
 
not really i ate meat long before i saw any adverts for it. same as my ancestors did... |
vadawg |
Oct-29-09 12:53 PM |
#89 |
 
Guilty as charged. |
SIMPLYB1980 |
Oct-29-09 01:24 PM |
#104 |
  
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm its whats for dinner |
vadawg |
Oct-29-09 01:29 PM |
#111 |
  
Making my mouth water!! |
Harry Monroe |
Oct-29-09 10:11 PM |
#225 |
  
Vile is as vile does. |
Lorien |
Oct-29-09 10:22 PM |
#229 |
   
LOL! |
SIMPLYB1980 |
Oct-29-09 10:32 PM |
#231 |
  
wow |
Archbishop |
Oct-30-09 02:45 PM |
#250 |
 
Sociopaths all. nt |
Lorien |
Oct-29-09 10:17 PM |
#226 |
 
Or just stupid. |
Cetacea |
Oct-30-09 01:36 AM |
#242 |
 
just be sure to cook it thoroughly |
Bill McBlueState |
Oct-29-09 09:29 AM |
#5 |

I've been eating medium rare steaks for about 20 years. |
SIMPLYB1980 |
Oct-29-09 09:34 AM |
#9 |

i got a couple of deer hanging at my buddies as we speak |
vadawg |
Oct-29-09 09:36 AM |
#10 |
 
Yum deer jerky! I probably won't get to go hunting |
SIMPLYB1980 |
Oct-29-09 09:40 AM |
#13 |
  
i like the deermeat aged though my buddy calls it rotten and then bbqed |
vadawg |
Oct-29-09 09:45 AM |
#17 |
 
Ageing deer meat I've heard takes out some |
SIMPLYB1980 |
Oct-29-09 09:56 AM |
#26 |
 
That deer meat is probably 100% safer to eat than the meat from a factory farm. |
fasttense |
Oct-29-09 09:47 AM |
#19 |
  
lol i am agreeing with you in a sense, i just dont think the general pop is going to give up their |
vadawg |
Oct-29-09 09:49 AM |
#20 |
   
Yeah, so I'm told I can't match the price of my meat to the price sold at Wally World. |
fasttense |
Oct-29-09 10:11 AM |
#38 |
  
I've heard all this before. |
SIMPLYB1980 |
Oct-29-09 10:05 AM |
#33 |
  
Meijer, our local, somewhat gentler version of Wal-Mart, |
Bill McBlueState |
Oct-29-09 10:05 AM |
#35 |
 
And I'm betting that those deer died quicker |
underseasurveyor |
Oct-29-09 12:57 PM |
#92 |

probuably not a lot quicker, not all kills are clean and quick |
vadawg |
Oct-29-09 01:32 PM |
#114 |
 
OK let's assume for a moment that the kill was not quick. |
underseasurveyor |
Oct-29-09 01:47 PM |
#120 |

what you think the bear i euthanized as it lay in the brush crying wasnt feeling pain |
vadawg |
Oct-29-09 01:49 PM |
#123 |

Missed the point |
underseasurveyor |
Oct-29-09 02:02 PM |
#132 |

yeah thats right, you need to reread that post and see if you understand what im saying |
vadawg |
Oct-29-09 02:06 PM |
#134 |

Well did you shoot that bear and then allow it to lie there and suffer |
underseasurveyor |
Oct-29-09 02:12 PM |
#136 |

i thought the word euthanise would have been a clue, the bear in question was wounded earlier |
vadawg |
Oct-29-09 02:18 PM |
#137 |

I thought that your use of the word euthanize |
underseasurveyor |
Oct-29-09 03:21 PM |
#176 |

no probs, we just have a different way of looking at animals, im not going to judge you on yours |
vadawg |
Oct-29-09 03:31 PM |
#178 |

And as long as you treat them kindly, respectfully and |
underseasurveyor |
Oct-29-09 03:36 PM |
#182 |

lol we can at least argue without to much name calling |
vadawg |
Oct-29-09 03:42 PM |
#185 |

Then don't tell me I'm sure I don't want to know |
underseasurveyor |
Oct-29-09 03:47 PM |
#188 |

Dead is Dead. |
SIMPLYB1980 |
Oct-29-09 01:45 PM |
#119 |

No, taking responsibility for your own food is great |
Bill McBlueState |
Oct-29-09 10:03 AM |
#31 |

sorry, but my apartment complex does not allow cows. nt |
RaleighNCDUer |
Oct-29-09 10:21 AM |
#44 |

are we also gonna have the veges have to grow their own food |
vadawg |
Oct-29-09 10:42 AM |
#52 |

knr. be wary, the ' DONT TELL ME WHAT I CAN EAT!!!!' crowd will arrive soon.. |
Mari333 |
Oct-29-09 09:28 AM |
#3 |
 
They have alread arrived |
spiritual_gunfighter |
Oct-29-09 09:54 AM |
#24 |
  
god forbid they would actually READ the article before spouting off. |
Mari333 |
Oct-29-09 10:36 AM |
#50 |
 
And some people prefer to comment about other DUers... |
Zodiak |
Oct-29-09 02:40 PM |
#148 |

I don't think it's about not eating meat, I think |
tmyers09 |
Oct-29-09 09:28 AM |
#4 |
 
Know a farmer, live near them etc |
Bluenorthwest |
Oct-29-09 09:41 AM |
#15 |

lol i can see the population of New York all having their own farmer, they would have to drive to |
vadawg |
Oct-29-09 09:46 AM |
#18 |

I read this to my dog and he licked his chops. |
undeterred |
Oct-29-09 09:31 AM |
#6 |
 
I read it to my dog too, right before I grilled his ass and ate him |
The Straight Story |
Oct-29-09 09:32 AM |
#8 |
 
I read it to my dog, and, like me, she doesn't understand why anyone |
Critters2 |
Oct-29-09 01:25 PM |
#106 |

Dogs are carnivores. |
undeterred |
Oct-29-09 02:19 PM |
#138 |
 
Dogs are omnivores. n/t |
superduperfarleft |
Oct-29-09 02:23 PM |
#141 |
  
There's a debate on that... |
undeterred |
Oct-29-09 02:32 PM |
#144 |
 
By whom? |
flvegan |
Oct-29-09 02:44 PM |
#152 |
  
but serious question here, do you think that given to their own devices they wouldnt eat meat |
vadawg |
Oct-29-09 02:46 PM |
#156 |
 
Of course they would. |
flvegan |
Oct-29-09 03:38 PM |
#184 |
 
Do you know what the defintion of "omnivore" and "carnivore" is? |
superduperfarleft |
Oct-29-09 02:45 PM |
#154 |
 
Check the world record book. The oldest living dog is a vegetarian. nt |
Lorien |
Oct-29-09 10:24 PM |
#230 |

puh-LEASE. Put a steak down in fromt of your dog and see what she thinks then. |
rd_kent |
Oct-29-09 02:51 PM |
#160 |

Link to "The Meatrix" if anyone hasn't seen it yet. |
Altoid_Cyclist |
Oct-29-09 09:31 AM |
#7 |

You all need to read the article before you reply. It's not about eating meat. |
fasttense |
Oct-29-09 09:38 AM |
#11 |
 
problem is if we didnt factory farm, meat would cost a lot more, in cash and resources |
vadawg |
Oct-29-09 09:43 AM |
#16 |
  
Would meat really cost a lot more if we all bought from farmers? |
fasttense |
Oct-29-09 10:01 AM |
#29 |
   
yeah but imagine everyone else buying that same meat, the price will go up |
vadawg |
Oct-29-09 10:05 AM |
#34 |
   
I live in a rural town that;s leading the way in sustainable agriculture |
cali |
Oct-29-09 10:29 AM |
#49 |
   
'down the road' for you would be a 2+ hour round trip for the majority |
RaleighNCDUer |
Oct-29-09 10:40 AM |
#51 |
  
But it's not really cheaper, it just seems that way |
unpossibles |
Oct-29-09 10:06 AM |
#37 |
   
Great response |
spiritual_gunfighter |
Oct-29-09 10:14 AM |
#41 |
   
That's smug calling the kettle smug. nt |
RaleighNCDUer |
Oct-29-09 10:42 AM |
#53 |
  
spend twenty years with strangers making jokes and complaints about your diet |
unpossibles |
Oct-29-09 10:50 AM |
#58 |
  
+1 nt |
spiritual_gunfighter |
Oct-29-09 11:03 AM |
#62 |
  
If you really didn't care, you wouldn't have posted, |
RaleighNCDUer |
Oct-29-09 11:42 AM |
#64 |
  
it's called having a conversation |
unpossibles |
Oct-29-09 12:53 PM |
#88 |
  
You're the one who said 'fuck off' - real conversational. |
RaleighNCDUer |
Oct-29-09 01:18 PM |
#100 |
  
look, twenty years and a clean bill of health from my doctor tell me my diet is just fine |
unpossibles |
Oct-29-09 01:27 PM |
#108 |
  
I applaud your efforts. |
Ignis |
Oct-29-09 11:09 PM |
#237 |
  
Learn To Plan Meals, and Cook |
NashVegas |
Oct-29-09 07:45 PM |
#215 |
 
Exactly. |
diamidue |
Oct-29-09 09:12 PM |
#217 |
 
A single serving of meat , according to the FDA is 2-3 oz. |
Luminous Animal |
Oct-29-09 10:56 PM |
#234 |
 
Even Better |
NashVegas |
Oct-30-09 01:54 PM |
#248 |
 
Nope. But I'll check her out. |
Luminous Animal |
Oct-30-09 02:57 PM |
#251 |
 
Thank you for reading the article |
spiritual_gunfighter |
Oct-29-09 09:51 AM |
#21 |
  
Yes. |
Ms. Toad |
Oct-29-09 10:24 AM |
#46 |
 
You go on about this as if we weren't all aware of it already. |
RaleighNCDUer |
Oct-29-09 10:23 AM |
#45 |

We hate republicans telling us what's moral |
Uben |
Oct-29-09 09:40 AM |
#12 |
 
Try actually reading the article before you comment next time |
spiritual_gunfighter |
Oct-29-09 09:53 AM |
#23 |
 
I think you missed the point |
unpossibles |
Oct-29-09 10:20 AM |
#43 |

Vegetarians are part of the problem too. |
AllieB |
Oct-29-09 09:40 AM |
#14 |
 
Problem? |
Uben |
Oct-29-09 09:53 AM |
#22 |
  
That is correct. I was just pointing put that no one is morally superior. |
AllieB |
Oct-29-09 10:04 AM |
#32 |
 
It seems to me that you are projecting a bit |
spiritual_gunfighter |
Oct-29-09 10:12 AM |
#40 |
 
Obviously my post touches on factory farming, but there are many moralists on DU |
AllieB |
Oct-29-09 10:25 AM |
#47 |
 
sort of true, but most of that soy, corn, etc. |
unpossibles |
Oct-29-09 10:43 AM |
#54 |
  
Many well-informed omnivores also shop farmers markets and support local farmers. |
AllieB |
Oct-29-09 12:19 PM |
#75 |
 
Oh, I totally agree and apologize for implying they do not |
unpossibles |
Oct-29-09 01:16 PM |
#99 |
 
Again, the vast majority of monocrops are grown for animal feed. |
yewberry |
Oct-29-09 03:37 PM |
#183 |

No one's saying they aren't. |
AllieB |
Oct-29-09 05:25 PM |
#198 |

I'm not sure where the "all meat eaters are inherently evil" idea came in |
yewberry |
Oct-29-09 09:50 PM |
#223 |

Plenty of conscientious omnivores get attacked by the meat police on these threads. |
AllieB |
Oct-29-09 10:19 PM |
#228 |

I'm not saying you are wrong but I am challenging you to prove this... |
Luminous Animal |
Oct-29-09 11:00 PM |
#236 |
 
Petroleum used to ship, refridgeration of produce in those trucks, water used in big agriculture, |
AllieB |
Oct-30-09 08:28 AM |
#243 |

Your saying so, isn't proof. |
Luminous Animal |
Oct-30-09 10:52 AM |
#244 |

"How is transporting a pound of wheat different than transporting a pound of beef?" |
Ignis |
Oct-30-09 03:14 PM |
#252 |

Sorry the eating plants is more efficient argument is bullshit |
Beacho |
Oct-29-09 10:01 AM |
#28 |
 
more than one study has shown that producing meat |
unpossibles |
Oct-29-09 10:45 AM |
#55 |
  
and 'some people say' |
Beacho |
Oct-29-09 12:21 PM |
#76 |
 
of course not all grazing land is suitable for crops |
unpossibles |
Oct-29-09 01:12 PM |
#98 |
 
Not fooling myself about anything |
Beacho |
Oct-29-09 06:58 PM |
#208 |
 
Great post. |
AllieB |
Oct-29-09 09:50 PM |
#222 |
 
fair enough but point by point |
unpossibles |
Oct-29-09 10:18 PM |
#227 |
 
Now, that's a great post! |
Luminous Animal |
Oct-29-09 11:13 PM |
#238 |
 
thanks. It's a shame that the other person will likely just ignore me |
unpossibles |
Oct-30-09 01:49 PM |
#245 |
 
There are no "factories" producing plants. nt |
Critters2 |
Oct-29-09 01:28 PM |
#109 |

But there are monocrops like soy, wheat, and corn that are devastating to ecosystems. |
AllieB |
Oct-29-09 01:53 PM |
#126 |

Today I'll Visit a Seasonal Farmers' Market |
NashVegas |
Oct-29-09 10:03 AM |
#30 |

Yawn. |
Zavulon |
Oct-29-09 10:16 AM |
#42 |
 
Yet another person who didnt read the article |
spiritual_gunfighter |
Oct-29-09 10:58 AM |
#59 |
  
First of all, thank you for the post. |
Altoid_Cyclist |
Oct-29-09 12:28 PM |
#77 |
   
I will check out the Meatrix thanks for the link |
spiritual_gunfighter |
Oct-29-09 12:47 PM |
#83 |
  
You're welcome. |
Altoid_Cyclist |
Oct-29-09 12:58 PM |
#93 |
  
I did read it, but thanks for your |
Zavulon |
Oct-31-09 12:32 AM |
#253 |
 
Hey, No Problem |
NashVegas |
Oct-29-09 01:48 PM |
#121 |

Everything's bad for you. That's what we're told. I'm going to take my chances |
Zavulon |
Oct-31-09 12:36 AM |
#254 |

Another animal rights thread to hide |
tonysam |
Oct-29-09 10:26 AM |
#48 |
 
You should probably hide all threads you comment on without reading |
spiritual_gunfighter |
Oct-29-09 10:59 AM |
#60 |

K and R The less meat the better.... healthwise. |
Smarmie Doofus |
Oct-29-09 10:46 AM |
#56 |

Yes, factory farms suck. No question about it. |
MineralMan |
Oct-29-09 10:48 AM |
#57 |

We SERIOUSLY need a Face Palm icon. |
Dogmudgeon |
Oct-29-09 11:01 AM |
#61 |
 
Save a face palm for those |
spiritual_gunfighter |
Oct-29-09 11:04 AM |
#63 |

Is this an attack on meat-eating or on factory farming? Poor title, I think. |
Donald Ian Rankin |
Oct-29-09 11:55 AM |
#65 |
 
The title of Foer's book is... |
Luminous Animal |
Oct-29-09 12:02 PM |
#68 |
 
It is Dr. Weill's title |
spiritual_gunfighter |
Oct-29-09 12:06 PM |
#71 |

K&R |
Luminous Animal |
Oct-29-09 11:57 AM |
#66 |

I'm going to enjoy a nice rare, bloody pink fillet mignon tonight and love every bite. |
NoodleyAppendage |
Oct-29-09 11:58 AM |
#67 |
 
Another person who is functionally illiterate. |
Luminous Animal |
Oct-29-09 12:04 PM |
#69 |
 
You obviously didnt read the article |
spiritual_gunfighter |
Oct-29-09 12:05 PM |
#70 |

No, it's actually about not eating meat. The destructive factory farms angle is just cover. |
NoodleyAppendage |
Oct-29-09 02:42 PM |
#150 |

+100 |
SIMPLYB1980 |
Oct-29-09 03:01 PM |
#168 |

He admits in the article that he eats fish twice a week |
spiritual_gunfighter |
Oct-29-09 04:40 PM |
#193 |

Unrec for more PETA nonsense. n/t |
ddeclue |
Oct-29-09 12:29 PM |
#79 |
 
Please elaborate on the PETA nonsense. |
Luminous Animal |
Oct-29-09 12:31 PM |
#80 |
  
Now now, take it easy. |
Altoid_Cyclist |
Oct-29-09 12:54 PM |
#90 |
  
That's that poster's dumbass response to every thread on this topic. |
flvegan |
Oct-29-09 01:37 PM |
#116 |
 
"Dumbass." |
superduperfarleft |
Oct-29-09 02:23 PM |
#142 |
 
You obviously didnt read the article |
spiritual_gunfighter |
Oct-29-09 12:49 PM |
#86 |

Doc Weil should go have a cheezburger and StFU. |
cliffordu |
Oct-29-09 12:35 PM |
#81 |
 
Another idiot who didnt read the article |
spiritual_gunfighter |
Oct-29-09 12:51 PM |
#87 |

That's mister idiot to you. |
cliffordu |
Oct-29-09 12:55 PM |
#91 |

This post sure brought out |
conscious evolution |
Oct-29-09 12:49 PM |
#84 |

I love bacon. |
yawnmaster |
Oct-29-09 12:59 PM |
#94 |
 
Hey look |
spiritual_gunfighter |
Oct-29-09 01:05 PM |
#96 |

Oh I read it. The entire piece. Even so, I still like bacon... |
yawnmaster |
Oct-29-09 01:20 PM |
#102 |

Alas... effort, comprehension and humanity |
underseasurveyor |
Oct-29-09 01:22 PM |
#103 |

question to farmers. What do you do with most of the male chicks that hatch? |
yawnmaster |
Oct-29-09 01:05 PM |
#95 |

Factory farming is twisted and un-necessarily cruel. And I eat meat. K&R |
20score |
Oct-29-09 01:11 PM |
#97 |
 
Thank you for your reply |
spiritual_gunfighter |
Oct-29-09 01:19 PM |
#101 |

K&R |
chatnoir |
Oct-29-09 01:24 PM |
#105 |

How many lives to support one life? |
skip fox |
Oct-29-09 01:29 PM |
#110 |
 
I'm sure I have gone through many cows, pigs and chickens, in my life... |
yawnmaster |
Oct-29-09 01:34 PM |
#115 |

"yawnmaster" . . . very appropriate. |
skip fox |
Oct-29-09 01:44 PM |
#117 |
 
The type of response that you're replying to has cracked me up for some time. |
flvegan |
Oct-29-09 01:59 PM |
#129 |

When they start talking about "top of the food chain"... |
superduperfarleft |
Oct-29-09 02:25 PM |
#143 |

we are top of the food chain because of our use of tools, so you put me up against a lion |
vadawg |
Oct-29-09 02:48 PM |
#159 |

Stick to policing (scary thought) and leave biology to people who know what they're talking about. |
superduperfarleft |
Oct-29-09 02:52 PM |
#161 |

not if im hungry and hes hungry and i have my aforementioned armoured vehicle |
vadawg |
Oct-29-09 02:56 PM |
#163 |
 
"Whether you like it or not." |
superduperfarleft |
Oct-29-09 02:57 PM |
#164 |

okay disprove what i said, tell me which animal is the #1 predator |
vadawg |
Oct-29-09 03:03 PM |
#169 |

There's no such thing as a "#1 predator." That's why it's called a "web." |
superduperfarleft |
Oct-29-09 03:15 PM |
#173 |

im sorry but if i want to spend the money i can go hunt anything and everything on the planet |
vadawg |
Oct-29-09 03:34 PM |
#180 |
 
Alright, I'll give you that. Sure. |
superduperfarleft |
Oct-29-09 06:18 PM |
#202 |

humans are the top predator. What species is the next? there may be more than one... |
yawnmaster |
Oct-29-09 03:46 PM |
#187 |

RE: web |
superduperfarleft |
Oct-29-09 06:19 PM |
#203 |

Huh? what is the point? how does whether a gazelle eats a lion depend on nomenclature? |
yawnmaster |
Oct-29-09 07:39 PM |
#214 |

Nonsense. |
RaleighNCDUer |
Oct-29-09 03:43 PM |
#186 |

nice! I like your expansion of the "web" analogy. eom |
yawnmaster |
Oct-29-09 03:47 PM |
#189 |

How many supermarkets filled with health alternatives to meat |
spiritual_gunfighter |
Oct-29-09 04:43 PM |
#194 |

This article is implicitly about eating meat. It uses factory farming as the argument... |
yawnmaster |
Oct-29-09 01:30 PM |
#113 |

Good article. |
flvegan |
Oct-29-09 01:44 PM |
#118 |
 
Many of the juvenile responses are from those who may in the future |
skip fox |
Oct-29-09 01:49 PM |
#122 |

lol so only juveniles eat meat, id say its usually the juveniles who cry that everyone dosent think |
vadawg |
Oct-29-09 01:51 PM |
#125 |
 
No, going into a thread where people are discussing the environmental impact of diet |
superduperfarleft |
Oct-29-09 02:21 PM |
#140 |
  
no pointing out that for some reason these threads always make you want steak is pointing out a |
vadawg |
Oct-29-09 02:40 PM |
#147 |
 
Surrrreee..... |
superduperfarleft |
Oct-29-09 02:41 PM |
#149 |
 
no was just pointing out that the thread suddenly made me want steak |
vadawg |
Oct-29-09 02:43 PM |
#151 |
 
Deleted sub-thread |
Name removed |
Oct-29-09 02:47 PM |
#158 |
 
Simple reading would have alerted you to the fact that I wrote |
skip fox |
Oct-29-09 03:00 PM |
#166 |
 
Simple reading would have alerted you to the fact that I wrote |
skip fox |
Oct-29-09 03:01 PM |
#167 |

I didn't eat meat for over 10 years. |
AllieB |
Oct-29-09 02:00 PM |
#130 |

Wonderful article Thanks for posting. |
Xenotime |
Oct-29-09 01:54 PM |
#127 |

So how about my two parrots? They eat MEAT |
nadinbrzezinski |
Oct-29-09 02:02 PM |
#131 |
 
PUT THEM TO DEATH! |
kenny blankenship |
Oct-29-09 03:35 PM |
#181 |

A week ago it would not have been funny |
nadinbrzezinski |
Oct-29-09 06:16 PM |
#201 |

I am truly sorry. |
kenny blankenship |
Oct-29-09 06:32 PM |
#205 |

No worries, good thing the conure does not read |
nadinbrzezinski |
Oct-29-09 07:09 PM |
#210 |

Government is supposed to enforce sanitary & humane factory farm conditions. n/t |
philly_bob |
Oct-29-09 02:11 PM |
#135 |

In the UK most supermarkets sell none factory farm meat. |
jenniferj |
Oct-29-09 02:21 PM |
#139 |
 
At least you understand and are trying to stay away from factory farmed meat. |
AllieB |
Oct-29-09 02:59 PM |
#165 |

I was shown videos of animal cruelty in middle school |
jenniferj |
Oct-29-09 04:47 PM |
#195 |

"bushels of baby chicks, alive and cheeping, dumped into a grinder." |
Occam Bandage |
Oct-29-09 02:33 PM |
#145 |
 
lol yes your sick, but it does sound like a comedy skit... |
vadawg |
Oct-29-09 02:38 PM |
#146 |
 
I thought that was how they made McDonald's Chicken Nuggets. Mmmmm...good eatin' n/t |
NoodleyAppendage |
Oct-29-09 02:45 PM |
#153 |
 
As gruesome as it seems, I believe that dropping the chicks into a proper grinder is actually... |
yawnmaster |
Oct-29-09 03:54 PM |
#190 |
 
Here's the video--it's real comedy gold. |
QC |
Oct-29-09 04:35 PM |
#192 |

Is there any evidence that this a slower or more painful way to kill them |
JonQ |
Oct-29-09 04:50 PM |
#197 |

We need meat, we like meat, the population is too high, so this is the only way |
rd_kent |
Oct-29-09 02:45 PM |
#155 |

I HATE factory farms, why I grow my own meat, or eat from friend's cow. |
uppityperson |
Oct-29-09 02:54 PM |
#162 |
 
But that's just too logical. |
AllieB |
Oct-29-09 03:10 PM |
#171 |

Mr. President: STOP THIS EVIL DOER! |
kenny blankenship |
Oct-29-09 03:03 PM |
#170 |
 
Better watch out for the evil meat eaters! |
SIMPLYB1980 |
Oct-29-09 03:13 PM |
#172 |
  
what's funny is, if we humans ate the amount of meat chimps do |
unpossibles |
Oct-29-09 05:50 PM |
#199 |
 
Wow who would expect that I have almost the same |
SIMPLYB1980 |
Oct-29-09 06:46 PM |
#207 |
 
you chase down and kill monkeys with your bare hands then eat them raw? |
unpossibles |
Oct-29-09 09:40 PM |
#219 |
 
Yep. Then I drink their blood!!!11! |
SIMPLYB1980 |
Oct-29-09 10:39 PM |
#233 |
 
Animals dont have supermarkets full of healty and tasty alternatives to meat consumption |
spiritual_gunfighter |
Oct-29-09 04:31 PM |
#191 |

is it possible to address the sickening reality of factory farming? |
G_j |
Oct-29-09 03:15 PM |
#174 |
 
Jokes as a way to dull any feeling |
chatnoir |
Oct-29-09 03:21 PM |
#177 |
  
well, the situation is a very real. |
G_j |
Oct-29-09 07:11 PM |
#211 |
 
I think it's that jokes make them feel less guilty. |
Coventina |
Oct-29-09 06:03 PM |
#200 |
 
"Rome's a-burnin'? I'mma get mah fiddle!" |
Ignis |
Oct-29-09 10:38 PM |
#232 |

Grass-fed freezer meet. |
izzybeans |
Oct-29-09 03:19 PM |
#175 |

I have moral qualms about eating meat, but I feel so unhealthy if I don't |
Romulox |
Oct-29-09 03:33 PM |
#179 |

I can not tolerate factory farming, at all...it is disgusting and evil |
and-justice-for-all |
Oct-29-09 04:49 PM |
#196 |

raised in windowless jails? Why resort to hand wringing? |
backwoodsbob |
Oct-29-09 06:31 PM |
#204 |
 
Just because there aren't factory farms where you live |
spiritual_gunfighter |
Oct-29-09 07:11 PM |
#212 |

STUPID ALERT! |
deaniac21 |
Oct-29-09 06:33 PM |
#206 |

If you eat meat, it's best to make sure it's local farm raised... |
Danger Mouse |
Oct-29-09 07:02 PM |
#209 |
 
We can thank the spread of H1N1 on factory farms |
spiritual_gunfighter |
Oct-29-09 07:13 PM |
#213 |
  
I love meat as much as anybody...and I really should be better about this... |
Danger Mouse |
Oct-29-09 09:01 PM |
#216 |
 
Yes, but |
diamidue |
Oct-29-09 09:21 PM |
#218 |

It depends on the farm. |
AllieB |
Oct-29-09 09:47 PM |
#221 |

I stop eating animals in my teens - to each their own |
keep_it_real |
Oct-29-09 09:46 PM |
#220 |

I love meat. |
bigwillq |
Oct-29-09 09:59 PM |
#224 |