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The whole book is informative and very depressing at the same time. However, I think we need to face reality and stop denying the wrongness of today's meat proc
by malte 17y ago
The whole book is informative and very depressing at the same time. However, I think we need to face reality and stop denying the wrongness of today's meat processing practices (at least those of factory farming).
As Paul McCartney puts it: "If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian."
- GFischer 17y agoHmmm... not sure about that remark... I've slaughtered a lamb myself, then ate a very good roasted lamb (it was very distressing, though). I also put down my dog when we had to (which was way more distressing than that), so it might not be for everybody.
- drunkpotato 17y agoWay to miss the point. There is a world of difference between slaughtering an individual animal and a modern factory farm slaughterhouse.
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- GFischer 17y agoMaybe I missed the point, but I thought that McCartney's point had to do with witnessing the distress (and the killing) of the animals, not with the specific practices. So I thought that if you're willing to kill the animal yourself, then maybe you're able to condone the slaughterhouses even if you see them through a glass wall (maybe it will diminish your appetite, though :P - I wouldn't want to see it while eating!).