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I used to work as a butcher and honestly, it’s the industrial meat manufacturing complex that is to blame. That is where all the cruelty exists. Toxic masculinity encourages minimum wage workers in a dirty job to have fun at the expense of the animals. They need to fight for this belief because if they start to feel any humanity towards the animals, they will breakdown.
Toxic masculinity in our western society demands high meat content in meals.
I’m quite happy to have meat with meals every now and then, I’ve seen how the sausage is made and I also appreciate how the sausage tastes.
I will never buy cheap “budget” sausages for myselfbut I will quite happily buy and eat one at Bunnings or on Election Day to support community groups.
I will have one at a BBQ (with a generous amount of salad) and I will help polish off the last ones to stop the dog getting too fat.
that's my lifelong excuse, I'm wolfing garbage down to save the puppers :D