The way I see it a compassionate society is compassionate to all sentient beings. Anything else is just window dressing and hypocracy.
Many things vary between cultures, the ability of a sentient being to feel pain is not one of them.
Eating a fish alive
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The way I see it a compassionate society is compassionate to all sentient beings. Anything else is just window dressing and hypocracy.
Many things vary between cultures, the ability of a sentient being to feel pain is not one of them.
please give an example of a technique used in a slaughterhouse that is worse than being burned, and having burnt flesh torn from the burn.
I come from a rural area, and have to disagree with the poster that said animals are rendered unconsious before killing. Its not that comassionate, however, they do tend to kill in the fasted method possible, if for no other reason than an animal in pain when it dies produces tougher meat.
Cows are basically shot in the head. (not with a bullet, imagine a gun that, instead of a bullet being shot out, a metal rod shoots out, and retracts back in, like a resusable bullet) Sounds a little grusome, but once the rod goes into the brain, the cow falls dead instantly.
I come from a rural area, and have to disagree with the poster that said animals are rendered unconsious before killing. Its not that comassionate, however, they do tend to kill in the fasted method possible, if for no other reason than an animal in pain when it dies produces tougher meat.
Cows are basically shot in the head. (not with a bullet, imagine a gun that, instead of a bullet being shot out, a metal rod shoots out, and retracts back in, like a resusable bullet) Sounds a little grusome, but once the rod goes into the brain, the cow falls dead instantly.
It's a good thing fish can't feel pain due to lack of a nerve for it, but this is nonetheless cruel. As human being we can comprehend what pain is and to eat a fish like this shows some people are sick in the head.... There is no benefit to eat it in such a manner and it just show how sadistic humanity can get.
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I don't care what another countries traditions are, that's completely sick and tortuing animals shouldn't be part of a countries' traditions/culture. If they are then that's one messed up country.
But deep fried chocolate bars probably aren't fried alive...
But deep fried chocolate bars probably aren't fried alive...
If you poke a fish, it jumps/moves. It can feel, and if it can feel, it can feel pain. All this "fish can't feel pain" crap is just that...crap.
Life is designed around things feling pain, if you don't feel pain, you have no sense of danger, you don't know that this water is too hot/cold for you, or to swim away after the bigger fish gets you half in its mouth. Have you ever seen a pirahanna take a bite out of a feeder? Guess what, the feeder darts away, because it HURTS.
I agree with you. It is unfair. Its just like the wars between religions and beliefs. There are so many different views on things around the world. I've traveled a lot to third world countries and witnessed people eat things fresh off the beach while its alive. I am very open to others culture even if its not something i would do myslef.
