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  • saturn57@lemmy.worldtoComic Strips@lemmy.worldIgnoble Sacrifice
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    2 days ago

    Yes, this is why I stated that chicken slaughtering was free of distress and suffering only in some cases. Farmers are highly incentivized to take shortcuts which result in worse methods and higher error rates. I remember hearing about how pigs are frequently suffocated using CO2 even though using inert gasses or other methods would trigger significantly much less distress.




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    This is inaccurate to the majority of mass produced chicken. Mature chickens are stunned before being slaughtered. This can be accomplished in three major ways: electrocution, suffocation, or mechanically striking the brain. In many cases the chicken does not suffer pain or distress. What is more valid to criticize is how male chicks are killed. Due to a lack of regulation, farmers frequently toss them into a grinder while still alive and conscious.

    Edit: You shouldn’t crop out the credit to the artist. Brand recognition is essential to their livelihood.





  • saturn57@lemmy.worldtoBuy European@feddit.ukPeanut butter
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    15 days ago

    I remember learning back in school that while oil palm trees are relatively bad for the land they take up, their yields are high enough that it balances out. The environments they disrupt are a lot more marketable, which is why I think the public cares about them so much.









  • Yes, I would surely imagine this is the case, and that if I were to talk to farmers I would have a greater understanding of the subject. In essence, this is my point—that there should be more discussion about this to more inform the general public. My lack of understanding of the topic is representative of the broader tends among the average person. Furthermore, I would imagine them to be even less informed than my already uninformed state due to their lack of interest in the subject.