shiny_quill
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- Jun 21, 2023
- 56
Personally, I'm privileged enough to be able to eat local*, and since I have health issues that make it hard for me to properly assimilate certain things (like iron or proteins) which are more readily available in animal products, I kind of have to. I also am studying to work with animals, and part of it means I have to visit certain exploitations (even when they're not directly related to my future line of work) and see the full picture; I see the ugly side of the meat industry, but I also see that the people working in this industry are not the cold blooded monsters some associations try to paint them to be, most the farmers I met care a lot for their beasts and a lot of people working in slaughterhouses do so out of necessity and do seem to try to make things as quick and painless as possible. Laws are also (slowly) evolving to try and prevent any unnecessary pain or stress, and while it's not perfect, it is improving in most places...
Unfortunately, the demand for meat nowadays is absolutely crazy, especially in western countries, which leads to intensive farming in absolutely inhumane, disgusting conditions and I have nothing but respect for the people who decide to lower it by no longer eating meat, I just wish some of them didn't gain an "holier than thou" attitude from this.
*: By local I mean, the milk I drink is from a farm literally 5 minutes away by foot from where I live, the eggs I eat are from my own chicken and the meat I eat is at the very least either from my country or the closest one, I am not kidding when I say I'm privileged in that regard, and I understand not everyone can do the same.
Unfortunately, the demand for meat nowadays is absolutely crazy, especially in western countries, which leads to intensive farming in absolutely inhumane, disgusting conditions and I have nothing but respect for the people who decide to lower it by no longer eating meat, I just wish some of them didn't gain an "holier than thou" attitude from this.
*: By local I mean, the milk I drink is from a farm literally 5 minutes away by foot from where I live, the eggs I eat are from my own chicken and the meat I eat is at the very least either from my country or the closest one, I am not kidding when I say I'm privileged in that regard, and I understand not everyone can do the same.
