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Is it not clear that cows experience distress? And we farm and eat those. Or is this conclusion that octopuses experience distress and other animals are p-zomb
by jodrellblank 5y ago
Is it not clear that cows experience distress? And we farm and eat those.
Or is this conclusion that octopuses experience distress and other animals are p-zombies which only react in a way that looks like distress but might be emotionally neutral inside?
- nefitty 5y agoI mean specifically octopods, considering this is the first farm. It means someone really went out of their way to get past historical momentum to be the first to create this process. The worst part is that it will be easily replicable. That's really sad. I feel sympathy for these poor creatures.
- stjohnswarts 5y agoI think the point is to start somewhere and nip this one in the bud.
- adolph 5y agoYes, Temple Grandin’s work to reduce animal distress is very important. Grandin also developed an objective, numerical scoring system for assessing animal welfare at slaughtering plants. The use of this scoring system resulted in significant improvements in animal stunning and handling during slaughter. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_Grandin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_Grandin Edit for quote format
- sweetheart 5y agoThat is some absolutely twisted shit.
- chrisweekly 5y agoIt's also true and important (at least in the context of this whole HN discussion).
- sweetheart 5y agoSure, I agree