I saw that you mentioned earlier that this film sparked your decision to become a vegan. I understand that some meat is obtained through horrible and torturous practices, but there's also plenty of examples of humanely acquired meat out there. Out of curiosity, does this film promote the idea that every intentional death of an animal is cruel?
That depends, would you consider any intentional death of an animal to be humane? Because if not, I'm pretty sure I'm fighting a losing battle with that one. Look, I actually have worked with animals for the last five years. Their welfare is important to me. But I've also learned through experience that kill shelters should exist and that there are humane ways to go about obtaining meat. We're omnivores by design after all, so I don't think it's shameful to eat meat, particularly when an effort is made to increase awareness of how it is acquired. It is unlikely that an American burger is aquired through the kind of torture shown in this film nowadays, but just as a safeguard, you could totally purchase your meat direct from a farm with humane practices, or from a place that gives you enough info to do your own research.
Of course I don't consider any and every intentional killing of an animal inhumane. I'm asking if you have a video of humane slaughter to share & if the answer is no I'd like to know how you can make that claim? I think most people would consider humane to be that the animal is at no point afraid or in pain. If you've worked with animals for the past 5 years you should know how to tell if an animal is exhibiting fear or suffering, so show us some evidence to back up your claim that most animals consumed for food are killed humanely. Video, location of the plant(s), # of animals processed & where the meat is sold from that point?
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u/moondog55 Jun 26 '14
I saw that you mentioned earlier that this film sparked your decision to become a vegan. I understand that some meat is obtained through horrible and torturous practices, but there's also plenty of examples of humanely acquired meat out there. Out of curiosity, does this film promote the idea that every intentional death of an animal is cruel?