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Im missing another option here, ‘edible supply lines’; the donkeys can be eaten. Only meant as last resort ;)

NeoTar 4y ago
I believe this was the 'official' strategy of some early arctic / antarctic expeditions. Kill the sledge dogs and feed them to the other dogs plus humans.
- cardiffspaceman 4y ago
  That's also part of a sound, but not vegan, anti-scurvy strategy. Someone should do the first vegan trans-Antarctic trek. But I digress.
hinkley 4y ago
Humans are more resilient than we give them credit for. Compared to other mammals we have a lot of coping mechanisms for injuries that are missing from other species. There's a comedian who does a bit about how humans might be the bad guy in horror movies made by aliens, because we can scar in situations that would kill other animals, and we can run in intervals for far longer than most other mammals. We used them down, and that's probably part of our collaboration with dogs. We're all basically Michael Myers. We just keep coming, and as soon as you stop to rest, bam, there we are again. Point is, hoofed animals tend to get injured in ways that will ultimately kill them. At that point if you have a butcher handy, you can be both humane and efficient, without necessarily being in a starvation situation. We talk about agriculture being a pivot point in human development but nobody ever seems to talk much about the power of soup.
- gruez 4y ago
  >because we can scar in situations that would kill other animals examples? Humans aren't exactly resilient or fast healers in my mind.
  - nordsieck 4y ago
    > examples? Humans aren't exactly resilient or fast healers in my mind. Presumably they were referring to horses (and possibly donkeys?) having to be euthanized after a broken leg. Which is so well known, even "the Far Side" got in on the action[1]. --- 1. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DKrF52OXUAUtJy3?format=jpg&name=900x900 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DKrF52OXUAUtJy3?format=jpg&name=...
    - mcphage 4y ago
      That one always makes me laugh :-)
  - mcguire 4y ago
    I don't know what the OP has in mind, but if you break an ankle, you can splint it and hobble until it heals. If a large animal breaks an ankle, it's not going to heal.
- EarthLaunch 4y ago
  > There's a comedian who does a bit about how humans might be the bad guy in horror movies made by aliens, because we can scar in situations that would kill other animals, and we can run in intervals for far longer than most other mammals. I tried to find this skit but couldn't! Any more hints?

I believe this was the 'official' strategy of some early arctic / antarctic expeditions. Kill the sledge dogs and feed them to the other dogs plus humans.

cardiffspaceman 4y ago
That's also part of a sound, but not vegan, anti-scurvy strategy. Someone should do the first vegan trans-Antarctic trek. But I digress.

hinkley 4y ago

Humans are more resilient than we give them credit for. Compared to other mammals we have a lot of coping mechanisms for injuries that are missing from other species. There's a comedian who does a bit about how humans might be the bad guy in horror movies made by aliens, because we can scar in situations that would kill other animals, and we can run in intervals for far longer than most other mammals. We used them down, and that's probably part of our collaboration with dogs. We're all basically Michael Myers. We just keep coming, and as soon as you stop to rest, bam, there we are again. Point is, hoofed animals tend to get injured in ways that will ultimately kill them. At that point if you have a butcher handy, you can be both humane and efficient, without necessarily being in a starvation situation. We talk about agriculture being a pivot point in human development but nobody ever seems to talk much about the power of soup.

gruez 4y ago
>because we can scar in situations that would kill other animals examples? Humans aren't exactly resilient or fast healers in my mind.
- nordsieck 4y ago
  > examples? Humans aren't exactly resilient or fast healers in my mind. Presumably they were referring to horses (and possibly donkeys?) having to be euthanized after a broken leg. Which is so well known, even "the Far Side" got in on the action[1]. --- 1. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DKrF52OXUAUtJy3?format=jpg&name=900x900 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DKrF52OXUAUtJy3?format=jpg&name=...
  - mcphage 4y ago
    That one always makes me laugh :-)
- mcguire 4y ago
  I don't know what the OP has in mind, but if you break an ankle, you can splint it and hobble until it heals. If a large animal breaks an ankle, it's not going to heal.
EarthLaunch 4y ago
> There's a comedian who does a bit about how humans might be the bad guy in horror movies made by aliens, because we can scar in situations that would kill other animals, and we can run in intervals for far longer than most other mammals. I tried to find this skit but couldn't! Any more hints?