#what is factory farming

[vegan-nom-noms]

Every once in a while I will see a post claiming vegans kill more animals then people who eat meat because of the rodents and birds killed harvesting crops and it always makes me laugh.

If you don’t want to be vegan then don’t be vegan but if you’re going to be a troll, at least use your brain.

You also eat fruit, vegetables, nuts, legumes and grains. (Not just vegans.)

You know who else also eats those? Livestock.

Almost 80% of the world’s soybean crops are fed to livestock. A quick google search will prove this to you.

[hole34]

motherfuckers will have a breakdown over one instance of cannibalism but insist that it's the most ethical thing to do to eat animals raised as their own pets that they eventually murder lmao

[kacievvbbbb]

The fact that transponder snails are apparently also just captive wild snails. Is……..a choice.

Because what even are the logistics of this? Can all snails become transponder snails? How do they change clothes so quickly? Is there a transponder snail accessory store where you can get matching outfits and accessories for your snail like we do with phones? Are they sold or can you catch one wild? Do you need to train it? Just on what airwaves are they opperating. Is there a radius they can only take a call within? Do you have to pay for connection like are the snail 🐌 plans? Do you have to buy all the accessories the snail would need to change into or are they home made? Or does it just do that. Do you have to have a phone dedicated to people you call often so the snail can constinstently stay dressed that way? Because Doffy had hundreds. Are snail phone accessories a billion dollar business?

And finally what are the ethics on breeding snails soley for communication? And how do you even begin to do taht? Who was the first person to look at a snail go; you, 🐌? I have have plans for you. Who was that crazy bastard.

[aashiyancha]

The main farm

[the-angry-acrobat]

the vast majority of factory farmed animals undergo at least one painful physical alteration over the course of their lives, which causes significant pain during and after procedures, and many cause chronic pain that persists until the animal is slaughtered. these animals also experience chronic pain sure to production diseases and ailments that arise from the husbandry conditions inherent in intensive animal agriculture, and become more prevalent or severe as the intensity of production increases. lameness and mastitis are examples of production diseases.

despite the fact of painful procedures and conditions, it’s rare for factory farmed animals to receive pain relief. in fact with the exception of dairy cattle, most farmed animals receive no pain relied at all for procedures. 

the are several reasons for the lack of pain management in factory farmed animals, but the worst is that the food and drug administration has stricter requirements for use of drugs in food producing species, primarily to ensure no drug residues remain in marketed meat, milk or eggs. 

currently there are no fda approved drugs specifically for relief of pain from painful procedures in this species. while there are pain medications recognises as being effective for such animals, they must be used in an extralabel fashion; a manner that deviates from fda approved medication.

none of this would be necessary if the animals didnt suffer so much during procedures—sustainable and ethical farming prioritises the welfare of animals by raising animals on pasture and letting them move and exist freely. animals consume their natural diet and are treated humanely by the farmers. they are not stressed, hurt or harmed, and are healthier, thus needing fewer medications, and solving the problem. however capitalist agriculture relies on living beings to be a raw material worked on until they provide monetary gain, and factory farming still continues to thrive.

[gothmods]

Found the guide written by that person who recently made that big post about how they would dm people advice on raising meat rabbits in light of food contamination and. Well.

[werewolf-femboy-maid]

"gEt a CaReEr" bitch my career is the ground get out of my sight.

[recreationaldivorce]

we fr need to start shaming ppl who dont follow bds and make them at least feel social repercussions. if ur friend responds to "hey, mcdonalds is being boycotted because they support israel" with "ok well i'm still eating mcdonalds" you need to directly tell them they are funding a genocide. make them uncomfortable about it at the very least

[cookie-fox]

Overdue follow-up to my previous post:

I'm loving Tides of Destiny so far. Best way I can describe it as pure, simple fun. With me not having a lot of time to play games because of work, I actually really appreciate how easy this game is to pick up and play.

I do like that the game puts combat and item creation before farming, because I think part of why I find 4 hard to stick with is that I wind up playing it like Stardew Valley and not an action RPG. Speaking of, I think the system of recruiting monsters to plant and tend your crops for you is neat, and I appreciate how it gives the player more time and RP for exploration, combat, and other activities.

Overall, the game is a ton of fun and full of charm. As of typing this I'm up to the second dungeon. Looking forward to seeing what this game has to offer as I get further into it.

[catt-crossing]

okay i could only watch, not listen, as im at work, but the new rune factory trailer makes the next game look way more intriguing than the last trailer

[stardusted-owl]

Air conditioning is nice but have you ever visited an industrial refrigerated room on a hot summer day?

[engagedtobefree]

It's really strange to me how some people only criticize plastic through the lens of it being "vegan plastic", as if non-vegans aren't also using plastic products, including fake leather. The same with slave labor and crops. Like I've literally seen someone say how harmful vegan vegetables are in agriculture and I'm just like, do you only eat meat??? Do you not eat vegetables??? I just don't understand the whole "if you're vegan and not using animal products then you love slave labor and plastic". Consuming animal products doesn't automatically mean you're not using plastic or buying anything that was produced from slave labor in the same way that being vegan doesn't mean animals aren't getting killed somewhere along in the process of you getting food on your plate. Also, using animal products doesn't automatically mean good for the environment, cuz usually somewhere along the way there's some type of harmful process being used.

I think maybe people don't realize just how ingrained plastic is. It's not some evil vegan villain wearing head-to-toe pleather that is upholding the plastic industry. Take a look around the room and identify everything you see that is plastic. Then think about all the plastic you don't see. And is it really only vegans buying from shein, temu, forever 21, etc? For some people, that's all they can afford, but for so many other people that isn't the case. Is it really so hard to acknowledge that it's literally an exploitative, capitalistic world that has done all of this and NOT vegans? Is it so hard to acknowledge that we all take part in these harmful practices in some way because they've been so interwoven into our society that there's no way to avoid it? What is so difficult to understand about any of that? At this point, I'm half-convinced some billionaires got together and brainstormed on "Who can we blame" and then collectively decided on vegans, and unfortunately some people actually took the bait.

Also, these arguments constantly erase poor people unless it's framed in the context of the vegan diet not being affordable to everyone. Organic, sustainable, fair-trade etc etc products are not cheap. It's not only vegan products that can be non-affordable.

This whole moral superiority (and also flat-out cruelty to each other) can be on BOTH sides and it's really frustrating that the one side won't admit it. Eating meat doesn't automatically make you a saint and non-complicit in harmful practices in the same way being a vegan doesn't either.

It's just...people. People are the worst. The only way to save the planet is for us to literally go extinct.

[doctorvondooms]

I KNOW it's just a case of writers can't do math but there's no fucking way that's Smallville's population. Like 1000 at best if there's no college, low 10k if there's a college in town

[qsmprambling]

Man seeing clips and screenshots of Quesadilla Island makes me kind of sad... I understand the reason for the move, and that people have had a lot of fun rebuilding and starting fresh etc., but there are memories and stories in every building and pathway and statue and projects on Quesadilla Island, and there was something comfortable/familiar about the spawn area especially. It's history and also it is unfinished stories and untapped potential.

I'm sure they'll go back eventually, or they'll at least have the option to visit, but yeah it's a bit sad seeing the pictures knowing we can't go back at the moment, and whenever people can go back it'll all feel different, and look different too I'm sure.

[biolums]

thoughts on veganism? And favorite form of potato?

ok as a vegetarian my stance on veganism is that for the most part its kinda… stupid? they care so much about animals while doing absolutely nothing to learn about them?? or like.. i dunno do their research? im mostly talking about honey i think its insane that vegans dont eat honey when beekeeping is mutualistic and honestly a great gig for bees but also i just think we need to balance a few things when it comes to how we eat. im a vegetarian because if i dont have to harm an animal or eat one? im not going to. im well enough off and i have enough resources to cook healthily and feel good about it. i also try to be cognizant of other harmful aspects of the food industry like slave labor if possible, but at the end of the day i know i need to stay healthy and if that means eating meat again then i will. my choice to not eat animals is not making any real change and its certainly not going to make factory farming stop. but it makes me feel better about the food im eating and maybe possibly lowering the global co2 emissions by 0.000001. in addition leather is not a bad thing if anything vegans should be pro leather because its at least putting all of the animal to use rather than disrespecting it AND its 1000% more environmentally friendly than faux leather..

um yeah my favorite form of potato is scalloped potatoes i just like creamy sauces and foods :3

[mimiyanna]

Why don’t game devs just make more farming sims that don’t suck? Are they stupid?