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"Wild caught is probably better than farm raised death wise." I would be curious to hear your reasoning or evidence for this. From what I know, the ability to

• wil421 4y ago
  Have you seen the inside of a chicken factory? I’d imagine it’s a similar operation for salmon or tilapia farming. Here’s a link.[1] I’d rather have a person doing the work. [1] https://youtu.be/FFYti5PHxE8 https://youtu.be/FFYti5PHxE8
  • tablarasa 4y ago
    Interesting video, but it doesn't show slaughter at all, just impressive machinery for quickly processing massive amounts of fish. I disagree that having a person rather than a machine process food products is related to the ethics of animal consumption, but I tend to think about this stuff in terms of how do you continue to feed 9B people, around 3B of whom rely on seafood for their primary protein source. I consider it a great privilege to buy bespoke premium products that cater to my perceptions of the world, but it doesn't really solve the problems around mass producing enough healthy food to sustainably feed the world population. Having a human handle all of those dead fish and turn them into marketable products would drive their price up so much that it would push people to protein sources that are much more carbon-, water-, and nutrient-intensive. Making the processing humane is super important, but it needs to be rational and efficient.