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South Korea passes law banning dog meat trade
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Ultimately a step in the right direction i suppose but there are a lot of animals that aren't dogs that also deserve not to be bred and slaughtered for their meat.
Ultimately a dogs life is worth no more or less than a pig or a cow...
Well you can feed more people with one cow's life than one dog's life.
Not that it's right that either should have to be sacrificed anymore.
That same logic would apply to every animal chickens, pigs, sheep, most fish, etc. other than perhaps elk or bison.
that's just because they don't interact with cows. Cows are fucking adorable derps, if you throw them a ball they will get just as excited as a dog does - at least that's been my experience as a kid being raised on a farm.
an a5 wagyu steak, yum. Having said that, dog meat is equally delicious.
Nice misogyny you got there
This view comes from people who have never had to consider how their meat gets on their table, and it's one of the reasons I have such a strong distaste for the modern factory farming culture.
I grew up in rural Asia before moving to Europe. We had to raise any meat we wanted to eat. Pigs, cows, chickens are no different than dogs in that they all unique beings that have their own distinct personalities, likes, dislikes, and even favourite people. Yes, we still ate them, but we treated them like living beings that were giving their lives for our sustenance and survival. They were treated with respect, and no part of them was wasted. This is really not a mentality you see in society nowadays.
I still eat meat, but I try to find small, local farmers and don't really eat meat when I eat out. I wish I could take care of my own livestock again, as they were truly our family's companions that were essential for our survival at the time. They were just as important to me as my cat and dog sitting at my feet currently. The commodification of these animal's lives as it relates to human profit is just a sad thought to me.
I know this is probably not a popular view, or maybe even a well thought out one. But it's mine.
Have you watched okja? That made me hate animal farming. I also eat meat, but mostly chicken because I don't feel bad killing a chicken like I would a cow.
I have not! Is that a show or documentary? I'll have to look it up.
And chicken's can be cute too! I had a hen that would sleep with me at our farm. She would sleep on top of me and try to cover me from the cold like they do to their eggs haha.
I don't think you (or other people) should necessarily feel bad about eating cows and chickens, that's just part of the lifecycle (and we humans are a part of that). It's the awful conditions that we as a society breed, raise, and end these animal's lives in for luxuries that we should feel bad about.
How does that make a moral difference? The dogs they're (were) eating were bred for meat just like pigs and cows.