#cow farming cruelty

[animentality]

[morethansalad]

No one told me Sorsha moved to TikTok! 👑 (@/sorshamorava)

[oca-rinn-a]

The Ethics of What We Eat, Singer and Mason, published 2006

[terminabense]

  "Factory Farming: Cruelty Impacting Humans, Animals, and the Planet"

Factory farming, the industrialized production of livestock, has dire consequences for humans, animals, and the planet. For animals, it means a life of suffering in overcrowded, unsanitary conditions, often without access to natural behaviors or environments. Chickens, pigs, and cows endure unimaginable stress, injuries, and premature deaths, all for the sake of maximizing efficiency and profit.

For humans, factory farming poses significant health risks. The overuse of antibiotics in livestock to promote growth and prevent disease leads to antibiotic-resistant bacteria, posing a serious threat to public health. Workers in these facilities face dangerous conditions, exposure to harmful chemicals, and exploitative labor practices. Furthermore, communities near factory farms suffer from polluted air and water, leading to respiratory problems and other health issues.

Environmentally, factory farming is a major contributor to climate change, deforestation, and biodiversity loss. It generates large amounts of greenhouse gases, particularly methane from cattle, which significantly impacts global warming. Additionally, the industry consumes vast quantities of water and contributes to soil degradation and water pollution through runoff of animal waste and chemicals.

In summary, factory farming's quest for profit comes at an enormous cost to animal welfare, human health, and the environment. Sustainable and humane alternatives are essential for a healthier, more ethical future.

[superfuxkinghungry]

You might think that eating dairy or eating eggs is fine because it doesn't hurt the animals, but this is so far from the truth! Please everyone, do your research and find out what really happens in these industries and why the government supporting this needs to be overthrown. Animals in these industries are abused daily, put through torture until death and are raped to get pregnant so they can produce milk, (cows babies aren't even able to drink their mother's milk and it is instead fed to us greedy human fuckers) cows' babies being taken from them after birth and the male ones being used for veal or abandoned, as well as baby male chicks being crushed alive because they aren't able to produce eggs. This is the horrible reality of the lengths humans will go and support just so they can eat animal products. And lots of this abuse ISN'T necessary AT ALL!!! Cows are loving creatures, being able to show affection to their friends and humans as well as sleeping with them and licking them. They are friends, not food 💓💓💓💓

[rose-teeth]

people on here making comparisons being males raping and women humans in general eating meat are so fucking insane lmao this is so. so offensive. i have nothing against veganism itself (apart from the fact that certain things show it has long term damaging effects especially on the female body and that i think its hard to do right) but it does piss me off when vegans act like eating meat is some sort of sin. we are omnivorous creatures. with canines and eyes on the front of our head. us killing an animal and eating it is no different than a wolf killing a human and eating. the issue is mass scale farm animal treatment and the such not inherently eating other animals. jfc

[daisylovesrumble]

Downed Cow | PETA Prime

When the stockyard operator was questioned by a reporter from The Kentucky Post, he laughed throughout the interview and stated, “We didn’t do a damned thing to it.” He referred to the attention given the cow by humane workers and police as “bullcrap.”

[the-genderless-spectrum]

I’m not vegan and shit, but I think we need to be aware of what our food system is doing to animals, animals that have fed and kept us alive for a shit long time.

This 👆 is a barbaric program. 🤔

[hellenhighwater]

Hi Hell, I wanted to get your thoughts on something. My friend who has been vegetarian for close to 30 years is thinking about becoming vegan. His main reason is that the pain and suffering of an animal in the large majority of the animal product industry is not worth the enjoyment he gets from cheese, milk, etc. He hypothesizes that most people are not vegan due to lack of education about the industry’s methods, and because eating meat is so normalized. I mostly agree, but something about what he’s saying makes me feel bad. Maybe because I don’t see myself ever becoming vegan, due to how much I love certain foods, but I like to think of myself as an empathetic and moral person. So I think I just feel quite selfish.

He is a very analytical and logical thinker, and says he wants to find more anti-vegan arguments before deciding for sure, but can’t seem to find many. What do you (and your followers) think? I was thinking you aren’t vegan, but I don’t actually know.

This is very much not my lane, but if you want my two cents then for me it comes down to a few things.

One: there is a basic mass of food that any human needs to consume in order to stay alive. That can be plants, it can be animals, it can be animal byproducts. For the a significant proportion of commercially produced food, there is a negative impact. It's hard to quantify; in some cases it is certainly direct, quality of life issues for animals. In other cases it's more broad environmental impact from commercial farming, or quality of life for the human laborers involved in harvesting etc. It's hard to come up with any objective measurement for harm when comparing individual animal suffering vs human quality of life vs large scale environmental issues. There's plenty of information out there on some of the vegan diet staples and how increases in farming things like quinoa have enormously detrimental effects on their native communities, if that's something your friend is not already aware.

Two: There is a degree of this that is just...unavoidable. Things eating other things is the way living creatures survive, and on a systematic level there's not a ton we individually can do to change things--and on a practical level, there's only so much you can afford to spend on food, and organic, cruelty free stuff is more expensive. There is a level of privilege in being able to choose to spend your money in that way that is not always an option for everyone.

I'm not vegan. I'm not vegetarian. I care deeply about animals, and I'm aware of what commercial husbandry looks like--it's pretty terrible. I still eat meat. I try to do so as ethically as I reasonably can.

I don't have an issue with eating other animals. It's a part of nature. To me, I see the obligation more to do our best to try to get meat (or byproducts) that have been raised as well as we can manage. Free range eggs are pretty easy to come by, if you live in the country. Same with locally made cheeses and butters, even farm fresh milk--some places have self-serve milking that allows cows to roam in pastures and then be milked at will. Price and availability will vary by where you are, but it's more and more common; as more and more people start to care about how the people and animals involved in making our food are treated, better options become more available.

It also should be noted that the animals involved in farming are almost universally completely domesticated. There's no alternative for these animals and their progeny except for life in human care. These breeds require human aid for their own health and safety, because we have been breeding them for (in many cases) thousands of years to rely on us and to develop traits that will not aid them in the wild. If everyone decided, tomorrow, to become vegan, then these animals would need to remain in human care for however many thousands of generations it would take to breed them back to the ability to survive without us, or we would have to sterilize them en mass and terminate these breeds through lack of reproduction. It is not an option to just release these farm animals into the wild. Domesticated animals require human care. Some of them, like pigeons, have gone feral when we abandoned them, but they are not like their wild cousins, and it shows.

Because of the selective breeding involved in domestion, most of these animals are producing byproducts--eggs, milk, honey, wool, etc--in quantities that they do not need. While some species have been bred to do that to their own detriment, most heritage breeds are fully capable of producing more than they need of these things, and there can be true symbiosis between these animals and their human caretakers. Some of these things they need to have removed for their own health. It's an ancient bargain--we keep them safe, and warm, and healthy, and protected, and they give us that which they have in abundance. The problem isn't the animal product, it's how it's produced commercially.

So yeah--veganism is one option, but it is, in my opinion, a narrow scope at an issue that is far more nuanced. I think it's equally ethical to aim for a diet that focuses on local, ethical farming practices--for growing crops, for caring for meat animals, for beekeeping, for chickens and sheep and whatever else we need. We've spent longer than any of us will live making these animals part of our world--discarding them and what they can give us is not going to benefit them. We just have to learn how to treat them respectfully.

[aloeverawrites]

Farms half the time are trying to pass laws that stop people from seeing the inside of farms and staging photoshoots to show how humane it all is but don’t you dare bring your camera into. They’ve got cartoon cows on the sides of their milk cartons assuring you it’s all very ethical really.

Meanwhile animal rights activists are going undercover, releasing unedited footage, rescuing these animals and taking them to vets and farms. Asking you to research this and look at the lax nature of animal cruelty laws for farmed animals and the low standards on most farms. I’ve sent people to farmers websites before because they were so chill about the cruel processes they had documented all of them.

So between these two groups, who do you feel is telling you the truth and who has something to hide? Activists or people who need you to buy their products?

[netscapenavigator-official]

People usually seem to understand that removing a wild animal from its wild habitat and placing it in a domestic one (like your home) is very bad, very dangerous, and very much animal cruelty.

Which makes it even more perplexing that so few people seem to understand that removing a domestic animal (like cats, dogs, some birds, domesticated horses, farm chickens, dairy cows, etc.) from its domestic habitat and placing it in the wild is very bad, very dangerous, and very much animal cruelty.

[trans-xianxian]

nawt to mention being unequivocally anti animal products is inherently anti indigenous and white washed and you have a deeply narrow view of the world and ppl who have different cultural experiences than you

"wearing leather/fur or eating animal products is unethical" SHUT UP SHUT UP WE ARE PART OF THE ECOSYSTEM!!!!

[bylersbear01]

This is an assignment I wrote for school. It’s kind of long, but I recommend you read it if you’re vegan or interested in veganism. Veganism is something I’m very passionate about and I just hope that my assignment can help persuade at least one person to switch to veganism and save as much animals as possible from a life of excessive pain and suffering.

Veganism: Why you should be vegan

When you are eating a burger, do you ever think about what you are actually consuming? For centuries, people just assumed eating animals was normal or natural because their ancestors did that, but there’s more behind it than just tradition. When you consume a burger, you are consuming an animal that has been tortured and then slaughtered against its will in order for you to eat that burger. Choosing a vegan lifestyle is the most beneficial choice for all individuals, as it is unethical to exploit animals and offers significant health benefits. Ultimately, the choice to be on a vegan diet is a win-win for both individuals and the planet.

Exploiting animals for food, clothing, entertainment, or science is unethical and inhumane. Humans exploit animals for their own benefit. These animals are often subjected to cruel living conditions and suffer unimaginable pain. They are confined in cages until it is time for them to die, and they have so little space that they are unable to sit. Antibiotics are used to keep animals alive and make them grow faster while they are kept in unsanitary conditions. Almost every factory farm genetically modifies cows and chickens to make them larger and produce more eggs or milk than they would naturally. Some chickens grow so large to the point that their legs can no longer support their bodies, and they end up suffering from malnutrition or dehydration because they are unable to go to food and water (PETA). Animals feel pain and fear, and exploiting them for food, profit, or entertainment disregards them as living things that should have the option to live their lives to the fullest, just like we do. They cannot speak up for themselves, so we collectively have to take a stand against animal exploitation so that we can live in a world with less suffering and harm. According to PETA, the usage of fur in fashion causes the deaths of around 100 million animals (PETA). Fur farmers use some of the cruelest methods to kill animals for their fur, including suffocation, electrocution, gas, and poison. Many luxury brands like Dior, Fendi, Louis Vuitton, and Hermes include fur in their clothing and items. When animals are tested, they may experience allergic reactions and suffer immensely. When the animals have an allergic reaction, they are killed so they don’t have to suffer any longer. Animals should not be subjected to harsh experiments for the sake of humans. They are living beings that deserve to be treated with compassion and respect. A brand that participates in animal testing is the makeup brand Maybelline. Maybelline is not cruelty-free. This company tests on animals, either themselves, through their suppliers, or a third party. Many companies now produce cruelty-free makeup like e.l.f., Tarte, and Colorpop. Supporting these brands will help the movement towards ending animal testing in the beauty industry (Kitty). A 2017 PETA eyewitness investigation revealed that workers at Liberty Research, Inc., a New York-based facility, drilled holes into the skulls of newborn beagles so that the distemper virus could be injected directly into their brains. Some dogs blinked and even cried throughout the unpleasant treatment and painful procedure, indicating that they were not fully sedated. Most likely in excruciating pain, some bashed their heads against the cage walls, causing blood to flow from their injuries. Others foamed at the mouth and experienced seizures. They were left to suffer without any apparent therapy and were killed after the study (PETA). Animals are forcibly taken against their will to slaughterhouses and killed, often in terribly painful ways. This cruel treatment of animals is not only inhumane but also unnecessary, as there are numerous plant-based alternatives available. Animals don’t have to die so we can eat.

Not only will becoming vegan help reduce the suffering and pain that animals endure, but it will also help you. We can survive on a plant-based diet and don’t need animals as a source of food to live. A vegan diet has been proven to improve one’s health. It has been shown that a vegan diet also lowers the risk of heart disease, certain types of cancer, and type 2 diabetes. The Stanford Prevention Research Group performed a study where they took multiple pairs of twins and put one on an omnivore diet and one on a vegan diet. The results showed that the twin on a plant-based diet displayed an improvement in their cardiovascular health. Also, their low-density lipoprotein - which is the bad cholesterol - dropped on average by 15.2 milligrams over eight weeks. The twin that was on the omnivore diet saw their lipoprotein only fall by 2.4 milligrams over eight weeks. The vegan twins shed around 4 more pounds than the twins who were omnivores, and the vegan twins’ insulin dropped by 20 percent more than the twins who were on the omnivore diet. A plant-based diet is high in fiber, vitamins, and antioxidants (Moskal). Eliminating animals and animal products from your life can reduce your intake of saturated fats and cholesterol, leading to better cardiovascular health. Foods that vegans eat that can help promote better cardiovascular health are fruits and vegetables like apples, berries, kale, and broccoli, grains like brown rice, and legumes like lentils. Humans are also more likely to maintain a healthier weight and have more energy throughout the day if they stick to whole foods and avoid meat. All things considered, leading a plant-based lifestyle can have numerous benefits for your physical well-being.

Eating animals is unethical. They are capable of feeling pain and suffering, so killing them for food is a form of unnecessary cruelty. Some people believe that humans shouldn’t be vegan at all. They believe that they are supposed to be omnivores and get their nutrients from animals and animal by-products. They hold the belief that a vegan diet may not provide all of the essential nutrients necessary for ideal health, such as B12 and omega-3 fatty acids, which are mainly found in animal products. Although animal products do provide B12 and omega-3, they are not the only options. Some plant-based foods that provide B12 and omega-3 include walnuts, plant milk, nori, brussel sprouts, tofu, and chia seeds, to name a few. Humans have the ability to thrive on a plant-based diet. In fact, they have a lower risk of obesity, type 2 diabetes, certain cancers, and heart disease than omnivores because veganism eliminates all animal-based foods, including dairy, meat, eggs, and products derived from them. This results in a diet that’s rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds. So exploiting animals when we don’t have to is morally wrong. We should show compassion and empathy towards all living beings, rather than contributing to their suffering for our own gain. Making the choice to not consume animals is not only better for the animals, our planet, and our own health, but it also makes the world a more compassionate and sustainable place.

In conclusion, living a plant-based lifestyle not only helps you in the long run, but also saves an animal’s life. This reduces the pain and suffering that animals go through as a result of human consumption. By choosing a vegan diet, you are helping yourself, the animals, and the planet. So not give veganism a try and see the life-changing differences and the benefits it can bring you? Although all animals will eventually die, we don’t have to be the ones to cause it. Especially when we don't have to. We should let them live their lives and not cause unnecessary pain to them when we have no reason to. By choosing to live a plant-based lifestyle, we can reduce the number of animals that die for selfish reasons. This simple change can have a significant impact on the well-being of animals We have the power to make a difference and choose compassion over cruelty.

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[ovaruling]

a nitpick. but. one of the foremost reason burgers were ever “cheap” is bc fast food companies contracted with beef farms and slaughterhouses which use trafficked human labor, child labor, and allow deplorable animal conditions of suffering and unimaginable disease.

it’s even cheaper to use less effective methods of killing thousand pound animals without any effort at stunning before butchering/skinning, so many of the animals are even still alive while it happens bc it’s too much time and therefore money to make sure they’re all dead—even rifle shots point blank to the head take 4 or 5 times to kill a massive cow who is struggling violently for her life.

and ofc, thorough government subsidizing of all this abuse.

burgers are not and never were a human right. get the fuck over it. they are an INSANE luxury built on so many levels of enslavement and hellish cruelty, to humans and nonhuman animals both.

you think burgers are supposed to be cheap bc you don’t even think about what had to happen for it to get to your plate.

because those companies never pay out when their underage workers get mangled in the machines. because not a single soul in those slaughterhouses has a single legal protection or right. because the workers who farm the immense amount of feed for these animals you eat are not even thought of let alone paid anything resembling a wage.

it’s always “cheap” to produce something when your business depends on human and animal slavery.

[daisylovesrumble]

petition: This Farm Was Charged With 50 Counts of Animal Abuse. It Took Authorities Months to Deal With the Problem.

[acti-veg]

hii i saw a post on Tumblr about fistulating cows (the holes in their sides) and how cool and awesome it is for science and that the cows dont even mind, and talking about sticking their arms in its stomach. Am i crazy for thinking it must be painful for the cows? Like if not, they need to be finding out why a living creature is able to not feel any pain because that would be helpful for human pain relief! are there any vegan sources that talk about this from a place of genuine animal welfare instead of "its for science its fine and they dont feel anything".

This has nothing to do with pain relief, whoever said that has no idea what they’re talking about. Fistulated are studied for the purposes or improving feed efficiency and output, in other words, to find out how to make animal farming more profitable. It is for commercial gain, not for science. It is obvious for anyone with even a passing knowledge of mammals that there must he trauma and discomfort involved, the surgery has a 4-6 week recovery period by itself.

Moreover, it just completely unnecessary cruelty. We have artificial models that do the exact same thing, they’re made of plastic but they model cow digestion to a high degree of accuracy. There is just no reason for any sentient being to subjected to unnecessary mutilation.