Comment on French couple who kept 159 cats banned from keeping pets

Montagge@lemmy.zip ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• gaael@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It’s not like we daily torture and kill animals to eat meat, eggs and dairy. But sure, cats are cute so we protect them.

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  • Mr_Blott@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    We should probably eat militant vegans. You do more harm than good for your cause with irrelevant comments like this

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    • gaael@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Wow, this escalated towards cannibalism quickly.

      The original comment stated that France has good laws against animal abuse. That’s very partially true: a few animals have a priviledged status (cats and dogs for exemple) and are somewhat protected against abuse while others are abused, tortured and killed everyday without any kind of protection.

      I’m not commenting for any cause here, just pointing out stuff we collectively overlook.
      I don’t think we should pat ourselves on the shoulder saying “wow we’re so good at fighting animal abuse” while our food habits rely on unnecessary mass cruelty.
      And yes, it’s uncomfortable to look at - that’s why we’re used to ignoring it - but pretending it’s not real does not change the facts.

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      • Mr_Blott@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I’ve worked on quite a few dairy farms in my time, and have never once seen an animal being “abused and tortured”.

        Cows and sheep are unbelievably stupid, you’re projecting your own thought processes onto something that has the brain capacity of a plywood door. If I kick its arse to get it to move so it doesn’t crush me, it doesn’t think “Oh my god help I’m being oppressed”, it goes “Duh, might move, might not”

        Do you know how much a fucking cow is worth? 😂 Farmers are the tightest gits on earth, they’re not out there torturing their profits mate

        If you Google “Un agriculteur accusé de maltraitance animale” you’ll find a lot of articles, which means that the laws against the abuse are working, if you mistreat your livestock you will get shut down because there’s no way to hide it and other farmers will definitely report you.

        Might be different where you’re from, but don’t accuse all farmers of torture and abuse

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    • Akasazh@feddit.nl ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I’m not a vegan, but if sharing a opinion online is being militant than I am too.

      The thing you say here might be in jest, but it’s pretty damn grim and uncalled for in itself.

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    • BruceTwarzen@kbin.social ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Phahah sure, kill the guy who's against animal torture. You convinced me to eat a burger. A true warrior for your cause.

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    • Sizzler@slrpnk.net ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      You don’t speak for anyone. Sssh

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  • aoidenpa@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I agree. Consciousness was a mistake. That’s why I am an efilist.

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    • gaael@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      TIL about efilism, thanks!

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