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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

I would feel a lot better about it if we treated cattle with existential respect while they gather for our consumption.

But capitalism does not do that to humans so hoping for mad cow respect in the US is about largely remembering about the fatal neurodegenerative disease of cattle.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Just go buy your meat directly from a farmer that only raises a few each year and that lets the cows roam free, it's not impossible to buy meat that's much more ethical, you just have to accept the price that comes with it.

[–] toxicbubble 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

it's ethical because they name them before slitting their throats 🥰

[–] deus 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No, but it is better since the animals get some quality life before we slit their throats.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

That's not what I said, but whatever 🤷

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[–] toxicbubble 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

you can just stop eating meat lol

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago

some people might be able to.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

And what does this existential respect look like?

Having a bit more joy in life and living a day longer in a cage which is one squaremeter larger until they get slaughtered?

Still no freedom and an unnaturally early end of life.