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[–] Volfkha@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So have you seen Dominion already? I just find it hard to believe anyone can watch Dominion from start to finish and not be done with animal products forever, unless they lack any form of empathy.

I don't see how your family having farm animals has much relevance unless they keep them as part of an animal sanctuary where the animals can live out their lives in peace and safety, plenty of room to roam and live as they would like to live their lives? Were any of the animals' lives cut short so that they could be eaten? Were any of them ever forced to do something they didn't want to do? Did any of the animals that were slaughtered actually want to die?

When you say you've seen large scale farming in your country, was that in the slaughterhouses? All of the animals were treated with courtesy and respect? Never mistreated? Imagine for a moment that instead of animals being farmed, it was your family members being farmed.. would you feel that they were all being treated fairly and justly then? Being herded around and murdered in the prime of their lives so someone can enjoy a sandwich?

Animals have feelings and emotions just like human animals.. the way they feel things will be very similar to how we feel things, both pain and happiness amongst all the other types of feelings and emotions. Imagine again your family being stunned before being murdered, does that make the murder ok because they didn't suffer at the moment of death? Or perhaps you live in a country where you don't even need to stun the animal before killing, you can just hang them upside down and skirt their throat while they slowly die in agony.

I've seen a clip of Clarksons farm, it was something to do with him always feeling dread when it was time for his animals to be slaughtered. I'm assuming because even a complete buffoon like Clarkson knows deep down, it's wrong to kill animals.

[–] gens@programming.dev 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yea, one sided conversations usually don't go far. Have fun in your life.

[–] Volfkha@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

I suspect you don't understand what a one sided conversation is, but ok, good luck and have fun with your life too.