It's the same w/ pets. We don't tolerate people who abuse or kill pets. We prosecute them. The line btw "pet" & "farm animal" is arbitrary.
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Replying to @AndrewGripp
I quite agree. I'm just not sure what to do about it. The option 'care for all animals as humans' isn't doable. Children are in poverty.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @AndrewGripp
We can & must insist that farm animals are not abused tho. Stronger penalties for those who do.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
Do you think animals raised for food in Europe/the UK are treated well? In the US, their lives are far from ideal or idyllic.
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Replying to @AndrewGripp
No. I think that's a very serious issue & there needs to be stronger regulations & harsher penalties for breaking them.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @AndrewGripp
I wouldn't have said that we needed to fix this if I didn't think it needed fixing.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
If we only produced and ate "happy meat," it would become much scarcer & more expensive. People might realize cheap meat depends on cruelty.
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Replying to @AndrewGripp
Yes, exactly! Meat would become a delicacy. Provision for alternative sources of cheap protein for poorer people would need to be made
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Replying to @HPluckrose
But that's the thing. We have this situation already today. We do have alternative (& cheap) sources of protein. So why breed more animals?
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Is that the choice you'd make here?https://twitter.com/HPluckrose/status/875784167925198848 …
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Would it be acceptable to keep cows and chickens for eggs & milk & just let pigs go extinct or wild or would that be best for all of them?
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