(content)the way animals get treated

[srijantje]

KOREA

[addy]

WHY?? I don't even...

[srijantje]

the fact is,they eat them Addy

In the end ,what's the difference,eat cows or dogs,an animal is an animal,you eat them or you don't

[kath3]

the fact is,they eat them Addy

In the end ,what's the difference,eat cows or dogs,an animal is an animal,you eat them or you don't

While this is true, it doesn't excuse the treatment they recieve till they make it to ones dinner plate.
I think the treatment many animals endure at the hands of humans is deplorable.

[billy]

going off the pic i'd say someone needs stringing up.

yes people have to make money ad they have to eat but do they have to be so cruel.
i love meat but for some reason seeing dogs like that isn't the same as seeing pigs in a pen.
in the west we tend to love dogs as companions so i think our view of such treatment
is often one of anger.

[kath3]

From a meat-eaters perspective I guess it depends on what you're accustomed to eating.
True, in the west dogs are a companion, friend and valued family member, so seeing an image of such is disturbing.
For myself, I don't care if it's a cow, dog, chicken or whatever type of animal, they don't deserve cruel treatment.
All animals feel pain and undergo stress (my heart aches for them), and they deserve respect and appreciation for nourishing our bodies.
I wouldn't want to eat an animal that died in terrified state.

[srijantje]

well,you better stop eating them then,because i garantee you that most die terrified

[kath3]

I don't ... I haven't eaten of a cow since I was 13 yrs. old. Even then they were from my brother's farm and handled with care.

[srijantje]

CHINA

[kath3]

Just goes to show how differently we're put together, for some the value of money being more important than the suffering experienced by animals.
Myself, I wouldn't be able to look into their eyes and ignore the fear.
The eating of animals isn't going to go away, (and I get that), but I do wish and hope that strict guidelines would be implemented to aliviate as much suffering as possible.
I had watched a P.E.T.A documentary where hidden cameras were used during the killing of cows in feed lots ... some of the men were being so vulgar/nasty/cruel, and making jokes about it, that it was beyond shameful and certainly crossed over the line of being humane. For all I know though, it could be some kind of sick coping mechanism ... who can fully understand the human psyche, and attitude involved in the job of killing animals on such a large scale.
Consumers are so far removed from what actually goes on. Most don't have a clue about the living conditions let alone the death of what they eat. By the time the they see it, it's laid out on a tidy plastic tray, neatly wrapped in plaictic. I don't for one minute they even think of it as an animal ... it's meat ... nothing more.

[srijantje]

Just goes to show how differently we're put together, for some the value of money being more important than the suffering experienced by animals.
Myself, I wouldn't be able to look into their eyes and ignore the fear.
The eating of animals isn't going to go away, (and I get that), but I do wish and hope that strict guidelines would be implemented to aliviate as much suffering as possible.
I had watched a P.E.T.A documentary where hidden cameras were used during the killing of cows in feed lots ... some of the men were being so vulgar/nasty/cruel, and making jokes about it, that it was beyond shameful and certainly crossed over the line of being humane. For all I know though, it could be some kind of sick coping mechanism ... who can fully understand the human psyche, and attitude involved in the job of killing animals on such a large scale.
Consumers are so far removed from what actually goes on. Most don't have a clue about the living conditions let alone the death of what they eat. By the time the they see it, it's laid out on a tidy plastic tray, neatly wrapped in plaictic. I don't for one minute they even think of it as an animal ... it's meat ... nothing more.

i agree totally with you Cath,def.the sick coping mechanism comes into it,i knew a guy once who worked in the slaughterhouse,killing hundreds a day,totally fucked up alcoholic

you got a link for that video you mentioned?

[kath3]

Just goes to show how differently we're put together, for some the value of money being more important than the suffering experienced by animals.
Myself, I wouldn't be able to look into their eyes and ignore the fear.
The eating of animals isn't going to go away, (and I get that), but I do wish and hope that strict guidelines would be implemented to alleviate as much suffering as possible.
I had watched a P.E.T.A documentary where hidden cameras were used during the killing of cows in feed lots ... some of the men were being so vulgar/nasty/cruel, and making jokes about it, that it was beyond shameful and certainly crossed over the line of being humane. For all I know though, it could be some kind of sick coping mechanism ... who can fully understand the human psyche, and attitude involved in the job of killing animals on such a large scale.
Consumers are so far removed from what actually goes on. Most don't have a clue about the living conditions let alone the death of what they eat. By the time the they see it, it's laid out on a tidy plastic tray, neatly wrapped in plastic. I don't for one minute they even think of it as an animal ... it's meat ... nothing more.

i agree totally with you Cath,def.the sick coping mechanism comes into it,i knew a guy once who worked in the slaughterhouse,killing hundreds a day,totally fucked up alcoholic

you got a link for that video you mentioned?

No ... sorry, it was on t.v sometime ago. I'll give some thought to it and hopefully recall the title. But be fore warned, it was most disturbing, and took me months to get one particular cruel image out of my mind. This thread has brought it back and I still need to work at refusing my mind to think on it. At the same time it is only through awareness that change comes about, and so I never want to bury my head in the sand pretending these acts don't happen.

[srijantje]

yes,it does the same to me,the discussion sort of started in the sewer and i thought it serious enough to start a thread here

[billy]

Here in North America, the meat eating taboos are very simple.
We don't eat cats, dogs or horses.

In Asia they will eat anything, and in a number of European countries, including France, they eat horse meat.

not all asia vf. thats a misnomer. not legally anyway. here in the philippines cats and dogs are off the menu. other asian countries also keep it of the plates...legally (street people may if hungry enough eat anything. so would i in their condition.

sj i think we had a similar thread when we first started the site but it was long enough ago for this thread to be relevant

[srijantje]

here in India,hindoes aren't supposed to eat cows,although kicking them onto the streets as soon as they don't produce milk anymore is normal,so called holy cows

[Canada Joe]

During the so called Bad Times of hunger in Europe during and after World War I and World War II roof-rabbit was a common food. Those who thought that they were eating Australian Rabbits were really eating European cats.

[kath3]

Here ya go srijantje

IMDb: I Am An Animal

get it here The Pirate Bay

Remember ... this is no easy watch.

[srijantje]

thanks ,Cath.I'll look into it

it'll be difficult to watch for sure