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Eyestalk ablation - Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
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[-] Splenetic@lemm.ee 16 points 9 months ago

Oh boy! Man-made horrors beyond my comprehension!

[-] Narrrz@kbin.social 7 points 9 months ago

even worse: man-made horrors I comprehend only too well.

[-] ch00f@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago

Learned about this recently. Bring it up literally any time I’m around people eating seafood.

[-] TIN@feddit.uk 5 points 9 months ago

Have you heard about debeaking chickens?

[-] thisbenzingring 2 points 9 months ago

most shrimp production involves some kind of slavery, the whole industry is disgusting

[-] Narrrz@kbin.social 2 points 9 months ago

I'm pretty sure this is essentially farming 101.

there was an article not that long ago about VR headsets for cattle.

[-] thisbenzingring 3 points 9 months ago

That may be debatable but the shrimp industry has a problem that is beyond almost all other examples. People still do get shanghaied and forced to labor.

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=shrimp+industry+slavery+&t=fpas&ia=web

[-] meyotch@slrpnk.net 6 points 9 months ago

Not my shrimp, not in this tank!

Now that they know why it works, wouldn’t there be a chemical way to stimulate ovulation? I know that has its own risks, but plucking off their eyeballs just seems cruel AND labor intensive.

[-] rbesfe@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 months ago

If there was a chemical method that worked, it would be used. Food farmers aren't keen on inefficiency

[-] Narrrz@kbin.social 5 points 9 months ago

If there was a cost effective chemical method that worked, it would be used.

Food farmers aren’t keen on inefficiency that cuts into their bottom line

[-] ProbablyYourDad@sh.itjust.works 5 points 9 months ago

The page has an “alternatives” section, looks like shrimp farmers could avoid this process by just giving the shrimp higher quality feed.

[-] FollyDolly@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

Whelp, this is horrifying.

this post was submitted on 13 Nov 2023
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