Can I just add, about pigs in particular, that pigs are large and intelligent omnivores, much like ourselves. They also have a tendency to run in packs and tear up and destroy their immediate environment before moving on to the next patch *whistles* They don't stay a basketful of cute pink things for long, so what do we do, create a preserve?
From previous experiments, the pigs will root up everything, rut with impunity and produce large litters, and take out any kind of fencing that is put up if a constant check and repair system isn't adhered to.
I mentioned omnivorous - have you ever considered the teeth and jaw of a pig? I'm not kidding when I say the average sized animal is quite capable of severing a human limb or crushing a skull with a single bite - and will enjoy snacking on it, too.
And just to put the lid on the can - shall we start the mass euthanasia of all those cwute widdle kittens and puppies, the majority of which really can't produce the necessary enzymes and the like to digest a totally vegetarian diet - is it somehow more humane to keep animals for slaughter so long as we only feed them to the animals we choose to keep in our homes, gardens, and handbgs?
Cutting back on meat and encouraging general humane treatment is a far more sensible attitude than showing a basket of pigs, especially as they'd like to chow down on a nice hamburger or something themselves.
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Date: 2014-03-28 04:41 pm (UTC)From previous experiments, the pigs will root up everything, rut with impunity and produce large litters, and take out any kind of fencing that is put up if a constant check and repair system isn't adhered to.
I mentioned omnivorous - have you ever considered the teeth and jaw of a pig? I'm not kidding when I say the average sized animal is quite capable of severing a human limb or crushing a skull with a single bite - and will enjoy snacking on it, too.
And just to put the lid on the can - shall we start the mass euthanasia of all those cwute widdle kittens and puppies, the majority of which really can't produce the necessary enzymes and the like to digest a totally vegetarian diet - is it somehow more humane to keep animals for slaughter so long as we only feed them to the animals we choose to keep in our homes, gardens, and handbgs?
Cutting back on meat and encouraging general humane treatment is a far more sensible attitude than showing a basket of pigs, especially as they'd like to chow down on a nice hamburger or something themselves.