• @hydroptic
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    693 months ago

    The fact that people are so insulated from the suffering of the animals they eat is part of the problem

    • @slaacaa@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      More like part of the “solution”, created and upheld intentionally by the meat&dairy industry, incl. happy pictures of cows on an open field in the sunshine. I eat meat, but I would be stupid argue that vegans aren’t right. The suffering and cruelty we are causing animals (and the related pollution to the planet) is unacceptable.

    • @angrystego@lemmy.world
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      93 months ago

      Seeing suffering doesn’t result in more empathy, it results in psychological damage and often in less empathy - losing empathy is a coping mechanism.

    • @BudgetBandit@sh.itjust.works
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      13 months ago

      I‘m happy to know every farmer I buy meat from, and also how they are kept and treated (way better than these requires). I could even pet or buy any animal I want from them. Further, I’m happy that my county‘s laws are as strict as they are.

      • @Guntrigger@feddit.ch
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        83 months ago

        I know locally sourced is much better for the environment, but when talking about empathy for the animals, I don’t think getting to pet them before they die really cuts it.

    • @tsonfeir@lemm.ee
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      -23 months ago

      Well, I’m all for cultured meat products… but Florida’s House Bill 435 wants to snub progress.