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This is most likely not a problem of policy but rather that nobody has flagged these videos yet. And you should blame that (that nobody flagged them) on the do

This is most likely not a problem of policy but rather that nobody has flagged these videos yet. And you should blame that (that nobody flagged them) on the double-standard most people have towards "not hurting innocent animals" vs "freedom to do any slaughter with the so-called 'pests'".

carapace 6y ago
This. I was watching a video of some pigs playing the other day and suddenly became an "ovo-lacto" vegan.
- GloriousKoji 6y ago
  I'm not sure if sarcastic but how is that different from a vegetarian? The exclusion of honey?
  - puppyprogram 6y ago
    ovo lacto is a "vegetarian" that also eats eggs and dairy so i presume it is something to do with other things, like the exclusion of leather goods? honey is a touchy subject even for vegans
    - carapace 6y ago
      Actually, it's a really good question. I don't know. I haven't thought things through (yet), I just realized that I can't abide the thought of eating such a cool critter now that I've actually seen what they're like.
- ljf 6y ago
  I eat meat but the dairy industry sickens me... Cows are damn clever, and they only give milk when we take their babies away (to then eat them for veal often). As I say I don't mind the killing of a healthy animal for meat, but the milk industry just sticks in my throat (especially when it is so easy (and tasty) to cut out milk these days) (or was your comment a joke :p)
DanBC 6y ago
Plenty of people flag these videos.
- henearkr 6y ago
  If this is really so, then the reason would be that Google intervenes on the basis of illegality: animal cruelty is illegal, whereas pest control is not. This discrepancy between how we pretend to protect animals but still do plain "pest control" is weird (this is a weak word), but this is a quirk of our "modern" society. The law is made democratically, so that just means that a majority of the citizens think that it is not ok to hurt animals, but that it is ok to use mousetraps. Blame on the lack of awareness of the society. But then, in turn, this means that not a lot of people flag the video, if the majority of them still think that pest control should be legal. If not, then now should be the right time to change the law of the country where you/me live.

carapace 6y ago

This. I was watching a video of some pigs playing the other day and suddenly became an "ovo-lacto" vegan.

GloriousKoji 6y ago
I'm not sure if sarcastic but how is that different from a vegetarian? The exclusion of honey?
- puppyprogram 6y ago
  ovo lacto is a "vegetarian" that also eats eggs and dairy so i presume it is something to do with other things, like the exclusion of leather goods? honey is a touchy subject even for vegans
  - carapace 6y ago
    Actually, it's a really good question. I don't know. I haven't thought things through (yet), I just realized that I can't abide the thought of eating such a cool critter now that I've actually seen what they're like.
ljf 6y ago
I eat meat but the dairy industry sickens me... Cows are damn clever, and they only give milk when we take their babies away (to then eat them for veal often). As I say I don't mind the killing of a healthy animal for meat, but the milk industry just sticks in my throat (especially when it is so easy (and tasty) to cut out milk these days) (or was your comment a joke :p)

DanBC 6y ago

Plenty of people flag these videos.

henearkr 6y ago
If this is really so, then the reason would be that Google intervenes on the basis of illegality: animal cruelty is illegal, whereas pest control is not. This discrepancy between how we pretend to protect animals but still do plain "pest control" is weird (this is a weak word), but this is a quirk of our "modern" society. The law is made democratically, so that just means that a majority of the citizens think that it is not ok to hurt animals, but that it is ok to use mousetraps. Blame on the lack of awareness of the society. But then, in turn, this means that not a lot of people flag the video, if the majority of them still think that pest control should be legal. If not, then now should be the right time to change the law of the country where you/me live.