• teuniac_@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Whether we treat animals fairly shouldn’t depend on whether they’re friendly or playful towards humans.

    Still, every cow looks curious and investigative. And even if they’re skittish, they’re still much more trusting towards humans than we deserve. If the cow understood what was really happening, it would be horrified of the monsters that humans are towards cows.

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      1 year ago

      Now please stop blaming yourself and your entire species for existing.

      Are we supposed to lay on the ground and die because we require animal products to live?

      Let’s stop being stupid or coy and assume we either eat meat and animal products and are willing to pay the moral and material price for it or want to whitewash our conscience by making a life of blaming others for just being alive.

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        1 year ago

        Weird that we “need” animal products to live, I must be dead because I haven’t eaten animal products in years.

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          1 year ago

          Animal products are all across our civilization, regardless you use it personally or not.

          Horseshoe crab blood is used to perform specialized tests and analizys. Many forms of gelatin extracted from animal tissues is used to inoculate cultures. Ever heard of lab mice and their importance for scientific research and development, especially when it comes to biomedical and pharmaceuticals? Are you aware that pigs provided human compatible insulin for decades before the synthetic formula was developed? You know replacement heart valves can be harvested from animals? Horses aid in producing antivenoms.

          These are very niche yet very important roles animals play to support our entire civilization.

          So enjoy your dietary option and allow others to do the same.

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      Unsure if I fully agree. On one side, yeah cows are exploited. But they get a safe life, with medicine and treatment for illness and physical issues (hooves). Access to food without concern of predators, safe place to sleep and give birth.

      Cows are one of the most successful animals in the world because they’re a resource for humans. They are not allowed to go extinct.

      I’d say humans are by far the best thing that happened to any domesticated animal.

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        1 year ago

        A safe life of being murdered after being caged (either literally or with fences) for 25% of their natural lifespan. That makes sense. Let’s blindly ignore all the abuse they typically go through during that short life because wE nEeD mEaT or some dumb shit.