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spiritual_gunfighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 08:18 AM Original message |
The Moral Ferocity of Eating Animals |
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SIMPLYB1980 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 08:23 AM Response to Original message |
1. Call me Satan. |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 08:25 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. rofl, im the same these threads always make me want a steak |
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SIMPLYB1980 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 08:28 AM Original message |
I know. The though of a dead cow makes me hungry every time. |
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underseasurveyor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 11:49 AM Response to Original message |
85. So ok.. a dead cow makes you hungry, I get that |
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SIMPLYB1980 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 12:26 PM Response to Reply #85 |
107. I know exactly how much an animal suffers. |
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underseasurveyor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 12:30 PM Response to Reply #107 |
112. You killing an animal and eating is MUCH different |
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SIMPLYB1980 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 12:51 PM Response to Reply #112 |
124. Not really life is still hard for them in the wild. |
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underseasurveyor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 12:55 PM Response to Reply #124 |
128. Apples will never be oranges no matter how much you wish them to be |
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SIMPLYB1980 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 01:05 PM Response to Reply #128 |
133. So you say. |
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rd_kent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 01:47 PM Response to Reply #85 |
157. What do you propose? |
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Altoid_Cyclist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 01:42 PM Response to Reply #157 |
249. As always, I'm a day late. |
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Ignis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 09:59 PM Response to Reply #85 |
235. "so horrific for the animals" |
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spiritual_gunfighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 10:41 PM Response to Reply #235 |
239. What it is doing to us is so key in this issue |
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underseasurveyor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 11:02 PM Response to Reply #239 |
240. Sadly I've seen and heard the stories |
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Ignis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 12:54 PM Response to Reply #239 |
247. I didn't want to wade into any of that up/downstream, but... |
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underseasurveyor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 11:33 PM Response to Reply #235 |
241. Hugs to you |
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Ignis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 12:52 PM Response to Reply #241 |
246. Coconut milk yogurt...mmmm! |
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spiritual_gunfighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 08:55 AM Response to Reply #2 |
25. Try actually reading the article next time n/t |
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SIMPLYB1980 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 08:59 AM Response to Reply #25 |
27. I read what you posted. |
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spiritual_gunfighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 09:06 AM Response to Reply #27 |
36. You obviously didn't |
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SIMPLYB1980 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 09:11 AM Response to Reply #36 |
39. Oh please. |
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zonkers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 11:08 AM Response to Reply #36 |
72. Ah, the "I feel like a steak right now" crowd is right on time. No one is saying don't eat |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 11:10 AM Response to Reply #72 |
73. and all we said was that for some reason when these threads appear the cravings start |
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zonkers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 11:14 AM Response to Reply #73 |
74. I think you are insincere and enjoy being a contrarian. I doubt you feel like a steak right now. |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 11:28 AM Response to Reply #74 |
78. to late i already had a couple of cheeseburgers since this thread started |
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conscious evolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 11:39 AM Response to Reply #78 |
82. You have been branded |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 11:53 AM Response to Reply #82 |
89. not really i ate meat long before i saw any adverts for it. same as my ancestors did... |
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SIMPLYB1980 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 12:24 PM Response to Reply #72 |
104. Guilty as charged. |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 12:29 PM Response to Reply #104 |
111. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm its whats for dinner |
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Harry Monroe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 09:11 PM Response to Reply #104 |
225. Making my mouth water!! |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 09:22 PM Response to Reply #104 |
229. Vile is as vile does. |
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SIMPLYB1980 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 09:32 PM Response to Reply #229 |
231. LOL! |
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Archbishop (31 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 01:45 PM Response to Reply #104 |
250. wow |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 09:17 PM Response to Reply #72 |
226. Sociopaths all. nt |
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Cetacea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 12:36 AM Response to Reply #226 |
242. Or just stupid. |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 08:29 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. just be sure to cook it thoroughly |
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SIMPLYB1980 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 08:34 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. I've been eating medium rare steaks for about 20 years. |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 08:36 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. i got a couple of deer hanging at my buddies as we speak |
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SIMPLYB1980 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 08:40 AM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Yum deer jerky! I probably won't get to go hunting |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 08:45 AM Response to Reply #13 |
17. i like the deermeat aged though my buddy calls it rotten and then bbqed |
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SIMPLYB1980 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 08:56 AM Response to Reply #17 |
26. Ageing deer meat I've heard takes out some |
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fasttense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 08:47 AM Response to Reply #10 |
19. That deer meat is probably 100% safer to eat than the meat from a factory farm. |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 08:49 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. lol i am agreeing with you in a sense, i just dont think the general pop is going to give up their |
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fasttense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 09:11 AM Response to Reply #20 |
38. Yeah, so I'm told I can't match the price of my meat to the price sold at Wally World. |
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SIMPLYB1980 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 09:05 AM Response to Reply #19 |
33. I've heard all this before. |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 09:05 AM Response to Reply #19 |
35. Meijer, our local, somewhat gentler version of Wal-Mart, |
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underseasurveyor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 11:57 AM Response to Reply #10 |
92. And I'm betting that those deer died quicker |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 12:32 PM Response to Reply #92 |
114. probuably not a lot quicker, not all kills are clean and quick |
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underseasurveyor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 12:47 PM Response to Reply #114 |
120. OK let's assume for a moment that the kill was not quick. |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 12:49 PM Response to Reply #120 |
123. what you think the bear i euthanized as it lay in the brush crying wasnt feeling pain |
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underseasurveyor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 01:02 PM Response to Reply #123 |
132. Missed the point |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 01:06 PM Response to Reply #132 |
134. yeah thats right, you need to reread that post and see if you understand what im saying |
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underseasurveyor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 01:12 PM Response to Reply #134 |
136. Well did you shoot that bear and then allow it to lie there and suffer |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 01:18 PM Response to Reply #136 |
137. i thought the word euthanise would have been a clue, the bear in question was wounded earlier |
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underseasurveyor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 02:21 PM Response to Reply #137 |
176. I thought that your use of the word euthanize |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 02:31 PM Response to Reply #176 |
178. no probs, we just have a different way of looking at animals, im not going to judge you on yours |
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underseasurveyor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 02:36 PM Response to Reply #178 |
182. And as long as you treat them kindly, respectfully and |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 02:42 PM Response to Reply #182 |
185. lol we can at least argue without to much name calling |
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underseasurveyor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 02:47 PM Response to Reply #185 |
188. Then don't tell me I'm sure I don't want to know |
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SIMPLYB1980 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 12:45 PM Response to Reply #92 |
119. Dead is Dead. |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 09:03 AM Response to Reply #9 |
31. No, taking responsibility for your own food is great |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 09:21 AM Response to Reply #31 |
44. sorry, but my apartment complex does not allow cows. nt |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 09:42 AM Response to Reply #44 |
52. are we also gonna have the veges have to grow their own food |
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Mari333 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 08:28 AM Response to Original message |
3. knr. be wary, the ' DONT TELL ME WHAT I CAN EAT!!!!' crowd will arrive soon.. |
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spiritual_gunfighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 08:54 AM Response to Reply #3 |
24. They have alread arrived |
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Mari333 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 09:36 AM Response to Reply #24 |
50. god forbid they would actually READ the article before spouting off. |
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Zodiak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 01:40 PM Response to Reply #3 |
148. And some people prefer to comment about other DUers... |
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tmyers09 (706 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 08:28 AM Response to Original message |
4. I don't think it's about not eating meat, I think |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 08:41 AM Response to Reply #4 |
15. Know a farmer, live near them etc |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 08:46 AM Response to Reply #15 |
18. lol i can see the population of New York all having their own farmer, they would have to drive to |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 08:31 AM Response to Original message |
6. I read this to my dog and he licked his chops. |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 08:32 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. I read it to my dog too, right before I grilled his ass and ate him |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 12:25 PM Response to Reply #6 |
106. I read it to my dog, and, like me, she doesn't understand why anyone |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 01:19 PM Response to Reply #106 |
138. Dogs are carnivores. |
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superduperfarleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 01:23 PM Response to Reply #138 |
141. Dogs are omnivores. n/t |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 01:32 PM Response to Reply #141 |
144. There's a debate on that... |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 01:44 PM Response to Reply #144 |
152. By whom? |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 01:46 PM Response to Reply #152 |
156. but serious question here, do you think that given to their own devices they wouldnt eat meat |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 02:38 PM Response to Reply #156 |
184. Of course they would. |
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superduperfarleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 01:45 PM Response to Reply #144 |
154. Do you know what the defintion of "omnivore" and "carnivore" is? |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 09:24 PM Response to Reply #138 |
230. Check the world record book. The oldest living dog is a vegetarian. nt |
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rd_kent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 01:51 PM Response to Reply #106 |
160. puh-LEASE. Put a steak down in fromt of your dog and see what she thinks then. |
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Altoid_Cyclist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 08:31 AM Response to Original message |
7. Link to "The Meatrix" if anyone hasn't seen it yet. |
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fasttense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 08:38 AM Response to Original message |
11. You all need to read the article before you reply. It's not about eating meat. |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 08:43 AM Response to Reply #11 |
16. problem is if we didnt factory farm, meat would cost a lot more, in cash and resources |
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fasttense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 09:01 AM Response to Reply #16 |
29. Would meat really cost a lot more if we all bought from farmers? |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 09:05 AM Response to Reply #29 |
34. yeah but imagine everyone else buying that same meat, the price will go up |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 09:29 AM Response to Reply #29 |
49. I live in a rural town that;s leading the way in sustainable agriculture |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 09:40 AM Response to Reply #29 |
51. 'down the road' for you would be a 2+ hour round trip for the majority |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 09:06 AM Response to Reply #16 |
37. But it's not really cheaper, it just seems that way |
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spiritual_gunfighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 09:14 AM Response to Reply #37 |
41. Great response |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 09:42 AM Response to Reply #37 |
53. That's smug calling the kettle smug. nt |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 09:50 AM Response to Reply #53 |
58. spend twenty years with strangers making jokes and complaints about your diet |
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spiritual_gunfighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 10:03 AM Response to Reply #58 |
62. +1 nt |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 10:42 AM Response to Reply #58 |
64. If you really didn't care, you wouldn't have posted, |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 11:53 AM Response to Reply #64 |
88. it's called having a conversation |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 12:18 PM Response to Reply #88 |
100. You're the one who said 'fuck off' - real conversational. |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 12:27 PM Response to Reply #100 |
108. look, twenty years and a clean bill of health from my doctor tell me my diet is just fine |
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Ignis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 10:09 PM Response to Reply #108 |
237. I applaud your efforts. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 06:45 PM Response to Reply #16 |
215. Learn To Plan Meals, and Cook |
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diamidue (606 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 08:12 PM Response to Reply #215 |
217. Exactly. |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 09:56 PM Response to Reply #215 |
234. A single serving of meat , according to the FDA is 2-3 oz. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 12:54 PM Response to Reply #234 |
248. Even Better |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 01:57 PM Response to Reply #248 |
251. Nope. But I'll check her out. |
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spiritual_gunfighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 08:51 AM Response to Reply #11 |
21. Thank you for reading the article |
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Ms. Toad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 09:24 AM Response to Reply #21 |
46. Yes. |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 09:23 AM Response to Reply #11 |
45. You go on about this as if we weren't all aware of it already. |
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Uben (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 08:40 AM Response to Original message |
12. We hate republicans telling us what's moral |
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spiritual_gunfighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 08:53 AM Response to Reply #12 |
23. Try actually reading the article before you comment next time |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 09:20 AM Response to Reply #12 |
43. I think you missed the point |
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AllieB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 08:40 AM Response to Original message |
14. Vegetarians are part of the problem too. |
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Uben (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 08:53 AM Response to Reply #14 |
22. Problem? |
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AllieB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 09:04 AM Response to Reply #22 |
32. That is correct. I was just pointing put that no one is morally superior. |
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spiritual_gunfighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 09:12 AM Response to Reply #32 |
40. It seems to me that you are projecting a bit |
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AllieB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 09:25 AM Response to Reply #40 |
47. Obviously my post touches on factory farming, but there are many moralists on DU |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 09:43 AM Response to Reply #14 |
54. sort of true, but most of that soy, corn, etc. |
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AllieB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 11:19 AM Response to Reply #54 |
75. Many well-informed omnivores also shop farmers markets and support local farmers. |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 12:16 PM Response to Reply #75 |
99. Oh, I totally agree and apologize for implying they do not |
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yewberry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 02:37 PM Response to Reply #14 |
183. Again, the vast majority of monocrops are grown for animal feed. |
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AllieB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 04:25 PM Response to Reply #183 |
198. No one's saying they aren't. |
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yewberry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 08:50 PM Response to Reply #198 |
223. I'm not sure where the "all meat eaters are inherently evil" idea came in |
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AllieB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 09:19 PM Response to Reply #223 |
228. Plenty of conscientious omnivores get attacked by the meat police on these threads. |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 10:00 PM Response to Reply #228 |
236. I'm not saying you are wrong but I am challenging you to prove this... |
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AllieB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 07:28 AM Response to Reply #236 |
243. Petroleum used to ship, refridgeration of produce in those trucks, water used in big agriculture, |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 09:52 AM Response to Reply #243 |
244. Your saying so, isn't proof. |
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Ignis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 02:14 PM Response to Reply #228 |
252. "How is transporting a pound of wheat different than transporting a pound of beef?" |
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Beacho (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 09:01 AM Response to Original message |
28. Sorry the eating plants is more efficient argument is bullshit |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 09:45 AM Response to Reply #28 |
55. more than one study has shown that producing meat |
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Beacho (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 11:21 AM Response to Reply #55 |
76. and 'some people say' |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 12:12 PM Response to Reply #76 |
98. of course not all grazing land is suitable for crops |
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Beacho (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 05:58 PM Response to Reply #98 |
208. Not fooling myself about anything |
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AllieB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 08:50 PM Response to Reply #208 |
222. Great post. |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 09:18 PM Response to Reply #208 |
227. fair enough but point by point |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 10:13 PM Response to Reply #227 |
238. Now, that's a great post! |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 12:49 PM Response to Reply #238 |
245. thanks. It's a shame that the other person will likely just ignore me |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 12:28 PM Response to Reply #28 |
109. There are no "factories" producing plants. nt |
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AllieB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 12:53 PM Response to Reply #109 |
126. But there are monocrops like soy, wheat, and corn that are devastating to ecosystems. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 09:03 AM Response to Original message |
30. Today I'll Visit a Seasonal Farmers' Market |
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Zavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 09:16 AM Response to Original message |
42. Yawn. |
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spiritual_gunfighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 09:58 AM Response to Reply #42 |
59. Yet another person who didnt read the article |
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Altoid_Cyclist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 11:28 AM Response to Reply #59 |
77. First of all, thank you for the post. |
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spiritual_gunfighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 11:47 AM Response to Reply #77 |
83. I will check out the Meatrix thanks for the link |
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Altoid_Cyclist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 11:58 AM Response to Reply #83 |
93. You're welcome. |
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Zavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 11:32 PM Response to Reply #59 |
253. I did read it, but thanks for your |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 12:48 PM Response to Reply #42 |
121. Hey, No Problem |
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Zavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 11:36 PM Response to Reply #121 |
254. Everything's bad for you. That's what we're told. I'm going to take my chances |
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tonysam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 09:26 AM Response to Original message |
48. Another animal rights thread to hide |
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spiritual_gunfighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 09:59 AM Response to Reply #48 |
60. You should probably hide all threads you comment on without reading |
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Smarmie Doofus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 09:46 AM Response to Original message |
56. K and R The less meat the better.... healthwise. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 09:48 AM Response to Original message |
57. Yes, factory farms suck. No question about it. |
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Dogmudgeon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 10:01 AM Response to Original message |
61. We SERIOUSLY need a Face Palm icon. |
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spiritual_gunfighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 10:04 AM Response to Reply #61 |
63. Save a face palm for those |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 10:55 AM Response to Original message |
65. Is this an attack on meat-eating or on factory farming? Poor title, I think. |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 11:02 AM Response to Reply #65 |
68. The title of Foer's book is... |
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spiritual_gunfighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 11:06 AM Response to Reply #65 |
71. It is Dr. Weill's title |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 10:57 AM Response to Original message |
66. K&R |
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NoodleyAppendage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
67. I'm going to enjoy a nice rare, bloody pink fillet mignon tonight and love every bite. |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 11:04 AM Response to Reply #67 |
69. Another person who is functionally illiterate. |
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spiritual_gunfighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 11:05 AM Response to Reply #67 |
70. You obviously didnt read the article |
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NoodleyAppendage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 01:42 PM Response to Reply #70 |
150. No, it's actually about not eating meat. The destructive factory farms angle is just cover. |
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SIMPLYB1980 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 02:01 PM Response to Reply #150 |
168. +100 |
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spiritual_gunfighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 03:40 PM Response to Reply #150 |
193. He admits in the article that he eats fish twice a week |
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ddeclue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
79. Unrec for more PETA nonsense. n/t |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 11:31 AM Response to Reply #79 |
80. Please elaborate on the PETA nonsense. |
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Altoid_Cyclist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 11:54 AM Response to Reply #80 |
90. Now now, take it easy. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 12:37 PM Response to Reply #80 |
116. That's that poster's dumbass response to every thread on this topic. |
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superduperfarleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 01:23 PM Response to Reply #116 |
142. "Dumbass." |
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spiritual_gunfighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 11:49 AM Response to Reply #79 |
86. You obviously didnt read the article |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
81. Doc Weil should go have a cheezburger and StFU. |
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spiritual_gunfighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 11:51 AM Response to Reply #81 |
87. Another idiot who didnt read the article |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 11:55 AM Response to Reply #87 |
91. That's mister idiot to you. |
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conscious evolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 11:49 AM Response to Original message |
84. This post sure brought out |
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yawnmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 11:59 AM Response to Original message |
94. I love bacon. |
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spiritual_gunfighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 12:05 PM Response to Reply #94 |
96. Hey look |
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yawnmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 12:20 PM Response to Reply #96 |
102. Oh I read it. The entire piece. Even so, I still like bacon... |
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underseasurveyor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 12:22 PM Response to Reply #96 |
103. Alas... effort, comprehension and humanity |
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yawnmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 12:05 PM Response to Original message |
95. question to farmers. What do you do with most of the male chicks that hatch? |
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20score (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
97. Factory farming is twisted and un-necessarily cruel. And I eat meat. K&R |
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spiritual_gunfighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 12:19 PM Response to Reply #97 |
101. Thank you for your reply |
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chatnoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
105. K&R |
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skip fox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 12:29 PM Response to Original message |
110. How many lives to support one life? |
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yawnmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 12:34 PM Response to Reply #110 |
115. I'm sure I have gone through many cows, pigs and chickens, in my life... |
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skip fox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 12:44 PM Response to Reply #115 |
117. "yawnmaster" . . . very appropriate. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 12:59 PM Response to Reply #117 |
129. The type of response that you're replying to has cracked me up for some time. |
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superduperfarleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 01:25 PM Response to Reply #129 |
143. When they start talking about "top of the food chain"... |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 01:48 PM Response to Reply #143 |
159. we are top of the food chain because of our use of tools, so you put me up against a lion |
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superduperfarleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 01:52 PM Response to Reply #159 |
161. Stick to policing (scary thought) and leave biology to people who know what they're talking about. |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 01:56 PM Response to Reply #161 |
163. not if im hungry and hes hungry and i have my aforementioned armoured vehicle |
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superduperfarleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 01:57 PM Response to Reply #163 |
164. "Whether you like it or not." |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 02:03 PM Response to Reply #164 |
169. okay disprove what i said, tell me which animal is the #1 predator |
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superduperfarleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 02:15 PM Response to Reply #169 |
173. There's no such thing as a "#1 predator." That's why it's called a "web." |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 02:34 PM Response to Reply #173 |
180. im sorry but if i want to spend the money i can go hunt anything and everything on the planet |
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superduperfarleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 05:18 PM Response to Reply #180 |
202. Alright, I'll give you that. Sure. |
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yawnmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 02:46 PM Response to Reply #173 |
187. humans are the top predator. What species is the next? there may be more than one... |
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superduperfarleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 05:19 PM Response to Reply #187 |
203. RE: web |
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yawnmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 06:39 PM Response to Reply #203 |
214. Huh? what is the point? how does whether a gazelle eats a lion depend on nomenclature? |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 02:43 PM Response to Reply #161 |
186. Nonsense. |
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yawnmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 02:47 PM Response to Reply #186 |
189. nice! I like your expansion of the "web" analogy. eom |
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spiritual_gunfighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 03:43 PM Response to Reply #115 |
194. How many supermarkets filled with health alternatives to meat |
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yawnmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
113. This article is implicitly about eating meat. It uses factory farming as the argument... |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 12:44 PM Response to Original message |
118. Good article. |
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skip fox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 12:49 PM Response to Reply #118 |
122. Many of the juvenile responses are from those who may in the future |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 12:51 PM Response to Reply #122 |
125. lol so only juveniles eat meat, id say its usually the juveniles who cry that everyone dosent think |
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superduperfarleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 01:21 PM Response to Reply #125 |
140. No, going into a thread where people are discussing the environmental impact of diet |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 01:40 PM Response to Reply #140 |
147. no pointing out that for some reason these threads always make you want steak is pointing out a |
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superduperfarleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 01:41 PM Response to Reply #147 |
149. Surrrreee..... |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 01:43 PM Response to Reply #149 |
151. no was just pointing out that the thread suddenly made me want steak |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 01:47 PM Response to Reply #151 |
158. Deleted sub-thread |
skip fox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 02:00 PM Response to Reply #125 |
166. Simple reading would have alerted you to the fact that I wrote |
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skip fox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 02:01 PM Response to Reply #125 |
167. Simple reading would have alerted you to the fact that I wrote |
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AllieB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 01:00 PM Response to Reply #122 |
130. I didn't eat meat for over 10 years. |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
127. Wonderful article Thanks for posting. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
131. So how about my two parrots? They eat MEAT |
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kenny blankenship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 02:35 PM Response to Reply #131 |
181. PUT THEM TO DEATH! |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 05:16 PM Response to Reply #181 |
201. A week ago it would not have been funny |
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kenny blankenship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 05:32 PM Response to Reply #201 |
205. I am truly sorry. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 06:09 PM Response to Reply #205 |
210. No worries, good thing the conure does not read |
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philly_bob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
135. Government is supposed to enforce sanitary & humane factory farm conditions. n/t |
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jenniferj (64 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
139. In the UK most supermarkets sell none factory farm meat. |
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AllieB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 01:59 PM Response to Reply #139 |
165. At least you understand and are trying to stay away from factory farmed meat. |
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jenniferj (64 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 03:47 PM Response to Reply #165 |
195. I was shown videos of animal cruelty in middle school |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 01:33 PM Response to Original message |
145. "bushels of baby chicks, alive and cheeping, dumped into a grinder." |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 01:38 PM Response to Reply #145 |
146. lol yes your sick, but it does sound like a comedy skit... |
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NoodleyAppendage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 01:45 PM Response to Reply #145 |
153. I thought that was how they made McDonald's Chicken Nuggets. Mmmmm...good eatin' n/t |
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yawnmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 02:54 PM Response to Reply #145 |
190. As gruesome as it seems, I believe that dropping the chicks into a proper grinder is actually... |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 03:35 PM Response to Reply #145 |
192. Here's the video--it's real comedy gold. |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 03:50 PM Response to Reply #192 |
197. Is there any evidence that this a slower or more painful way to kill them |
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rd_kent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 01:45 PM Response to Original message |
155. We need meat, we like meat, the population is too high, so this is the only way |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 01:54 PM Response to Original message |
162. I HATE factory farms, why I grow my own meat, or eat from friend's cow. |
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AllieB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 02:10 PM Response to Reply #162 |
171. But that's just too logical. |
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kenny blankenship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
170. Mr. President: STOP THIS EVIL DOER! |
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SIMPLYB1980 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 02:13 PM Response to Reply #170 |
172. Better watch out for the evil meat eaters! |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 04:50 PM Response to Reply #172 |
199. what's funny is, if we humans ate the amount of meat chimps do |
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SIMPLYB1980 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 05:46 PM Response to Reply #199 |
207. Wow who would expect that I have almost the same |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 08:40 PM Response to Reply #207 |
219. you chase down and kill monkeys with your bare hands then eat them raw? |
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SIMPLYB1980 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 09:39 PM Response to Reply #219 |
233. Yep. Then I drink their blood!!!11! |
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spiritual_gunfighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 03:31 PM Response to Reply #170 |
191. Animals dont have supermarkets full of healty and tasty alternatives to meat consumption |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 02:15 PM Response to Original message |
174. is it possible to address the sickening reality of factory farming? |
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chatnoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 02:21 PM Response to Reply #174 |
177. Jokes as a way to dull any feeling |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 06:11 PM Response to Reply #177 |
211. well, the situation is a very real. |
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Coventina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 05:03 PM Response to Reply #174 |
200. I think it's that jokes make them feel less guilty. |
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Ignis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 09:38 PM Response to Reply #174 |
232. "Rome's a-burnin'? I'mma get mah fiddle!" |
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izzybeans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
175. Grass-fed freezer meet. |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 02:33 PM Response to Original message |
179. I have moral qualms about eating meat, but I feel so unhealthy if I don't |
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and-justice-for-all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 03:49 PM Response to Original message |
196. I can not tolerate factory farming, at all...it is disgusting and evil |
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backwoodsbob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
204. raised in windowless jails? Why resort to hand wringing? |
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spiritual_gunfighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 06:11 PM Response to Reply #204 |
212. Just because there aren't factory farms where you live |
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deaniac21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 05:33 PM Response to Original message |
206. STUPID ALERT! |
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Danger Mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 06:02 PM Response to Original message |
209. If you eat meat, it's best to make sure it's local farm raised... |
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spiritual_gunfighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 06:13 PM Response to Reply #209 |
213. We can thank the spread of H1N1 on factory farms |
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Danger Mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 08:01 PM Response to Reply #213 |
216. I love meat as much as anybody...and I really should be better about this... |
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diamidue (606 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 08:21 PM Response to Reply #209 |
218. Yes, but |
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AllieB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 08:47 PM Response to Reply #218 |
221. It depends on the farm. |
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keep_it_real (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 08:46 PM Response to Original message |
220. I stop eating animals in my teens - to each their own |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 08:59 PM Response to Original message |
224. I love meat. |
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