Secret Lives Of Farm Animals

[bainbrig]

Just seen last night's episode of the Secret Life of Farm Animals. Amazing, incredible, see it on catch-up if you missed it (https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0001jgg).

I've always liked cows, but had no idea that they organised their own creches (when left alone to do so), or that they liked music!

My only real question is: "How, having seen programmes like this, can people STILL eat animals, knowing that they are sensitive, caring, sentient beings - and not, as most meat-eaters would like to believe, just a special sort of plant that moves around?"

BillB

[bainbrig]

Fair enough, spath, at least that’s a valid point of view - I think you’re ethically wrong, though.

As I asked in my question, “How, having seen programmes like this, can people STILL eat animals, knowing that they are sensitive, caring, sentient beings?” I don’t think you’ve addressed this.

And, you say you’re superior to a cow, so can eat it.

Where do you stop?

Are you superior to a cat? To a gorilla? To a whale?

Where do you draw the line?

BB

[Old_Geezer]

You may eat all of those if you wish. Lines are drawn by the general consensus of society. That said one is unlikely to get agreement to eat any apes as they are too close to ourselves, but after that it's fair game.

[bainbrig]

No, cobblers to this society stuff. .would YOU kill and eat a whale?

[SparklyKid]

I don't think whales are a source of human food. They were slaughtered in their tens of thousands for lamp oil, soap and stuff decades ago.

I see nothing wrong in farms dedicated to producing meat for human consumption.

[Old_Geezer]

For Atheist https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/cattle

[Old_Geezer]

Not a whole one, not at a single sitting anyway. But if it tasted good and there were enough interested in a share.

[bainbrig]

Ok geezer, that’s a point of view.

(Sparkly: won’t tell you again about them rocks... keep trying).

[SparklyKid]

I don,t need to try drainbig. All this rock nonsense is quite tedious, still, it seems to amuse you.

[BANANASPLITS]

Hi BB are you vegetarian or vegan I'm not sure if you said you're either

[bainbrig]

Vegetarian, banana.

[Atheist]

Thanks OG. Lol.
Wales were and still are eaten by humans. Remember the old wartime song - "Whale meet again, don't know where don't know when..."

[BANANASPLITS]

Ok now I understand your views..each to there own have a great xmas