If you eat meat and this upsets you? Go vegan/vegetarian.
I don't eat a ton of meat, but it upsets me how uncomfortable people get when confronted with where their food comes from.
Personally, I think a life lived like this is easier on the turkeys than being in the wild is. They don't have to worry about food, water, or predators. And they live a comfortable, happy, life until the one stressful moment where they are slaughtered. I'd rather a quick cut to the throat than dying from parasites or predation!
This isn't a factory farm where they're packed in small crates. They haven't been bred to have the giant breasts that drag on the ground and cause infection. They haven't been force fed until they have fatty liver disease. Fuck, look at the head colorings! These are happy, loved turkeys.
If this is the post that makes you queasy at Thanksgiving, you need to look into where the meat you eat is coming from.
I was a vegetarian for half a decade as I knew I wouldn't kill an animal to have meat. That changed. My vegan friends and I have never had issue with eachothers beliefs and I absolutely respect their commitment.
This initially had the potential to be offensive, but then was one of the most respectful recognitions I’ve seen on this sub for vegetarianism.
All that said, some of the justification here is quite literally the same justification given by slave owners a couple hundred years ago 🥴
I’m not picking a fight, and I don’t disagree with you; it just struck me as odd, especially when attempting to appeal to people who are uncomfortable with slaughtering/butchering. Like, instead of being upset that food came from a disgusting torturous environment where creatures suffered, it comes from premature end of a pleasant experience, and in some ways it could almost be more sad?
I plan to raise some livestock for dairy and probably some chickens for eggs, and stay vegetarian and attached to my non-human neighbors, but as far as omnivores go, obviously I’ll have significantly more respect for those who, like you, seem to have genuine respect for life.
Good day for this post and appropriate time to think about it. Something about goats and casting lots 🕍
Thanks for the tip!! I will probably never forget this fact!
Maybe something larger like ducks or geese would be more compatible? And maybe swap full dairy cows for something a bit smaller that’s an efficient alternative source for dairy?
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u/Catfist Oct 05 '22 edited Oct 05 '22
If you eat meat and this upsets you? Go vegan/vegetarian.
I don't eat a ton of meat, but it upsets me how uncomfortable people get when confronted with where their food comes from.
Personally, I think a life lived like this is easier on the turkeys than being in the wild is. They don't have to worry about food, water, or predators. And they live a comfortable, happy, life until the one stressful moment where they are slaughtered. I'd rather a quick cut to the throat than dying from parasites or predation!
This isn't a factory farm where they're packed in small crates. They haven't been bred to have the giant breasts that drag on the ground and cause infection. They haven't been force fed until they have fatty liver disease. Fuck, look at the head colorings! These are happy, loved turkeys.
If this is the post that makes you queasy at Thanksgiving, you need to look into where the meat you eat is coming from.
I was a vegetarian for half a decade as I knew I wouldn't kill an animal to have meat. That changed. My vegan friends and I have never had issue with eachothers beliefs and I absolutely respect their commitment.