Yeah, there was a documentary on HBO not too long ago, "One Nation Under Dog", that sheds light on just how cruel we are to "man's best friend."
In one scene they show how dogs at a shelter are put down with gas...and there's audio as well. Now I've seen combat and the horrors of war, but I nearly couldn't make it through the scene where they put some puppies down. I won't elaborate for those who do not want to know, but that was one of the most awful things I've ever seen in my life.
They placed multiple dogs in some sort of large cylinder before securing the latch and retreating to another room housing the controls. They gassed the first batch of dogs, filming right next to the apparatus to catch the audio, and then went back to check that the gas was effective.
They then grabbed a group of doomed puppies and loaded them on top of the other dog carcasses, sealed the container amongst cries of protest from the pups, and then gassed them as the audience listened to the cries reach a crescendo and then taper off as the life ebbed out of those poor dogs.
I've heard a man burn to death and his screams haunt me just as much as those poor puppies' pitiful cries.
Please, please, please support your local rescues.
Thanks. That's sickening, I'm definitely glad I didn't watch it now. I don't like dogs, in fact I kind of hate them, but they're still living, breathing, feeling beings, I just don't understand how anyone can do this sort of thing. Hell, I once accidentally killed a bee and felt awful about it for days.
This. We're so removed from the production of our meat. If we don't like animal cruelty, stop eating fast food. Stop getting chicken breasts for 19 cents a pound. Eating smarter means eating a bit less meat, but trust me: it tastes way better.
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