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"Forget the pig is an animal - treat him just like a machine in a factory" | Hog Farm Management magazine, 1976 (i.imgur.com)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by [email protected] to c/aboringdystopia

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EDIT: changed title to reflect that the original place saying the quote was the Hog Farm Management magazine rather than the Washington Post. The photo itself is from an article in the Washington post

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This line of thinking applies not only to individual animals but to how we're managing our biosphere as well. Humans allocate more land (27%) for 'livestock' than any other purpose on this planet: How the world's land is used: total area sizes by type of use and cover

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

It applies in many places. After all, H.R. stands for Human Resources, and that doesn't mean Resources for the Human Workers.