“Cows look calm, but really they are gay nymphomaniacs"

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by Whaleboy
I think this just shows how we need to reconcile the "libertarian rights, do-gooder" side that I once espounded with such veracity

If you're going to use big words then find out what they mean first.

[SpencerH]

Originally posted by Boris Godunov
I've seen arguments claiming animals don't suffer like humans do precisely because, while they may feel physical pain, they don't have the mental capacity to react emotionally to it and they don't have a sense of "self," just like the article says.

I guess it doesn't matter to me wrt my eating habits, since I don't eat meat anyway.

Well, I eat fish. But that doesn't count, because fish are stupid and don't actually feel pain like other animals do, so it's okay.

You're casting pearls before (mostly) swine.

[KrazyHorse]

I ate steak last night. It tasted good enough to make up for any suffering the cow went through.

[Dis]

whould it kill these ranchers to kill cows humanely? That's all I ask.

cows have it pretty good. They have plenty of space.

I just wish they'd give chickens more room. greedy food comanies

[pchang]

A sledge hammer hit to the skull isn't quick and humane?

[MRT144]

all i know is, welfare doesnt help cows get out of the ghetto

[Mr. Harley]

Actually, concerns over humanely slaughtering animals date back thousands of years. Kashrut (or kosher) laws require the animal being slaughtered to be killed with a knife so sharp you can barely feel the cut. My wife plans to eventually be vegetarian, I plan to always be an omnivore - especially in bed.

[pchang]

Originally posted by shawnmmcc
Actually, concerns over humanely slaughtering animals date back thousands of years. Kashrut (or kosher) laws require the animal being slaughtered to be killed with a knife so sharp you can barely feel the cut. My wife plans to eventually be vegetarian, I plan to always be an omnivore - especially in bed.

Unless you hate oral sex, that sounds like a good combination for your wife and a bad one for you.

[Dis]

Originally posted by Wycoff
Anyone who claims that an animal can't feel pain has never been around an animal. I support keeping livestock in safe and human conditions, but I have no qualms about eating the animals. Though some people like to forget this, Humans are animals too, and we're part of the food chain. You can choose not to eat animals, I don't care. I'm not going to stop, though, because I don't think that its immoral to do so. Is it immoral for a wolf to eat a sheep?

and there have been people that claim even plants can feel pain.

I demand all vegetarians to stop eating!!

[Mr. Harley]

pchang - they that give will receive.

[pchang]

Then, strictly speaking, your wife will never be vegetarian.

[General Ludd]

Cannibal fetishists.

[Odin]

Meat:

[JohnT]

Fetishes:

[Mr. Harley]

Vegetarian, not vegan. Vegatarians can eat some things of animal origin. She just can't swallow....