I almost fucking cried (animal cruelty video)

[sonix]

i had to hold it back this shit makes me want to be vegan. I've seen many videos like this but this one has topped em for sure.

http://youtu.be/THIODWTqx5E


how the fuck are we just letting this shit happen there needs to be regulation if not just produce less fucking food and let them live in big open spaces.

Humans can be angels but here we see how devilish, sadistic, and cruel we can be these motherfuckers got fucking problems to do what the fuck they do it's not fucking right how can they get away with this we should all have a giant protest over this sometime in the year.

I love meat but not if thats how they're gonna treat it. America's industries are all fucked up it would be hard to change but we could and we've been trying for decades

 

[huolesoh]

yeah it's fucked, there's alot of people doing bad things in the world, greed is a powerful force

i feel sometimes the only thing you can do is make the the morally good choices in your own life - be less greedy yourself, only eat meat that's been sourced ethically, etc

changing the world is an impossible task, but changing your own life is actually quite feasible

 

[addictivepersona]

Can't produce less when there are people who proclaim they "cannot live without meat!" 8)

I didn't watch the video--I can't watch shit like that. But I'm right there with ya. Though I'm already Vegan so there isn't much of a diet change in the works for me to have a cruelty-free diet.

Also updated your title. This way people know what the thread is about before they click.

 

[purple_cloud]

Okay, that video is EXTREMELY GRAPHIC, but it's not anything we don't all know. It helps you put things in perspective though, and makes you think twice when looking at all the raw cuts of meat in that section of the super market. I also enjoy eating meat, but sometimes wonder if these videos, aimed at promoting veganism, go overboard to some extent and only show the worst footage they were able to attain.

 

[DOB]

I said it again and again and again and will say it again,the humans need to be put to list of extinct species,our big brains are making life on earth one big bad trip to anything living

 

[socko]

You don't have to become vegan. Boycott and don't contribute to that industry. Those practices would no longer be profitable and would stop if enough people stopped buying from the corporations that do factory farming. Eat free range meat and seafood instead. This can be more expensive, I know. So, sometimes you could substitute with beans and rice or something.

 

[addictivepersona]

^ "Free range" isn't a regulated term--Even if the animals have a pasture that's 5 feet by 5 feet, the meat can be sold as "free range" as they "have access to the outdoors" (though it doesn't mean they actually use it!). 8(

 

[Thou]

Stop eating animals for you own health, get the peace of mind with knowing full well you don't contribute to suffering.

Win win.

Don't even get me started on the "mad-cow" epidemic caused by recycling blood/bone meal through other animals and the cruelty of turning herbivores into cannibals.

 

[socko]

^ "Free range" isn't a regulated term--Even if the animals have a pasture that's 5 feet by 5 feet, the meat can be sold as "free range" as they "have access to the outdoors" (though it doesn't mean they actually use it!). 8(

Is there a way to find out if it is truly free range? When I think of "free range," I think of the large, 10,000+ acre beef cattle operations on open range land out here in eastern Oregon , though I realize that is often not the source of the meat that claims to be free range.

 

[addictivepersona]

Is there a way to find out if it is truly free range? When I think of "free range," I think of the large, 10,000+ acre beef cattle operations out here in eastern Oregon, though I realize that is often not the source of the meat that claims to be free range.

Know your farmer. Visit the farm. See the animals out in the pasture.

If that's not possible, I'm sure a search engine and possibly an e-mail to the company inquiring politely about it could help you find out. :)

 

[cutecute]

this should be called "FACTORY to Table," not "Farm to Table." none of what is shown are farms in any sense of the word.

veganism is a way to not take part in this cruelty, but buying meat and eggs from small-scale farmers that you know and speak to about what they raise is better, imo. animals kept in someone's backyard or pasture are treated very well and you can assure that by communicating with the farmers or simply looking for yourself.

this footage is not examples of super cruel outliers, it's STANDARD and the only reason people don't know it is because the industry does to such great lengths to conceal it and convince you that what you're buying is from a the nice little family farm pictured on the package. industry goes to great lengths to exploit every loophole in labeling conventions: free-range, organic, natural, no hormones, NONE OF THAT MEANS SHIT.

if you "can't live without" meat or simply enjoy it, buy it from someone you know and trust that wasn't the product of so much suffering. supporting something so horrible to save five dollars and to be able to shop for meat at Costco is truly disgusting and unconscionable.

 

[socko]

Know your farmer. Visit the farm. See the animals out in the pasture.

If that's not possible, I'm sure a search engine and possibly an e-mail to the company inquiring politely about it could help you find out. :)

I've known country people who get their meat the first way - they know the rancher and buy the whole animal and pay someone to butcher it and fill a freezer with a year or so supply of beef...

But for those of us living in cities, that way is not so easy. What you suggest about looking up the company seems like a good starting point. It will take some research.

That said, I'm so disgusted by the practice, I'd rather get a hunting license and eat game meat (deer/elk) that I've hunted and killed myself.

 

[Changed]

That said, I'm so disgusted by the practice, I'd rather get a hunting license and eat game meat (deer/elk) that I've hunted and killed myself.

But that won't happen, as it isn't convenient. Not to mention how quickly you'd become sick of eating venison over and over.

Factory farming; drilling the earth for resources, resulting in toxic water and devastated soil; garbage dumps filled to the sky; massive toxic islands of plastic bottles floating on our seas-- you can feel bad about it and try to change it, but we're just too many to make a difference. Sorry if this makes you angry, but lets be realistic. As long as the developed world aims at endless "productivity" at any cost, the earth will continue to suffer.

 

[socko]

But that won't happen, as it isn't convenient. Not to mention how quickly you'd become sick of eating venison over and over.

There's always fish. That is much less harmfull, especially when I buy it from fishermen at the local farmer's market. AFIK, the fishing industry isn't nearly as bad as the factory farm industry.

I've been researching the hunting option and will start putting that plan into motion -- This fall (during hunting season) I will have access to a hunting cabin in an area where I've seen herds of deer and elk. I've harvested mushrooms there and know the owner so that's how I know about it. I also have permission to borrow a hunting rifle. I've also asked about butchering the animal and it turns out that a local butcher will do it (but I still have to do the field dressing) and rent out freezer space for a fee. So, I will see how that goes.

 

[Changed]

http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/en/campaigns/oceans/threats/factory-fishing/

That's cool that you're actually considering that, though.

 

[addictivepersona]

Beat me with the link, Changed. Thanks. :)

Even if you don't have the storage/money for an entire cut up cow, that doesn't mean you can't look into the local farmers market and buy meat there--Get to know that farmer, schedule a time to see his farm. Don't have to buy the whole cow to see the cows.

 

[modern buddha]

Current read.

 

[socko]

Have you read the Jane Goodall book? What do you think of it?

No matter what you do, you're still going to do some kind of damage to the environment, your health, or cause animals to suffer needlessly. There is no way around it.... But you can minimize the harm. Harm reduction is what bluelight is about, right?

I feel motivated after reading the thread, seeing the video and looking at the links. So in addition to taking up the hunting and fishing that I mentioned, I'm thinking of getting some chickens this summer. Raising them in the back yard and harvest the eggs and harvesting the roosters for meat. Check this: TheCityChicken.com
Chickens are easy to raise and keeping them is not prohibited where I live. I've learned that many people do this here in Portland. I would also like to get a couple of goats, but I'm not sure if there are any city ordinances against goats.