Ridecamp: Re: [RC] That Hawg thing.......

On Wed, 13 Nov 2002 17:32:50 -0800, "Linda Cowles"
<kadence@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

...
>When the 6'3" rangy cowboy told me about the pig barn, he had a catch in his
>voice. Really. "We kept pigs in chutes their whole life; they couldn't even
>lay down comfortably. Hundreds of pigs in each barn" The way he talked, the
>barns were rarely like in these articles... "the men carried filtration
>masks and usually had to use them." They "cleaned", but with that many pigs
>that tightly confined, cleaning only did so much. The air made your eyes
>water. ...

That about sums up a major reason I'm a vegetarian.  Yes, I miss the
steaks and prime rib I used to eat, but I've found a whole new world
of delicious vegetarian foods ... and I know there were not animals
killed to put on my plate.  It's not so bad for range-raised critters,
but even they have a pretty terrible time at the end of their life.
Ever seen a feed lot?

There was a big issue in Colorado with pig farms.  They're out on the
eastern plains, keeping such large numbers of animals that disposing
of the wastes is a real problem.  Pig farmers were letting it ferment
in ponds, and the smell carried to communities miles downwind.  Now
they have to cover the ponds, but life is still awful for the pigs.

When the regulations were passed requiring covering the ponds some of
the farmers complained that they were just trying to make a living,
and the increased cost would put them out of business.  Sorry, but I
have no sympathy for someone who "makes a living" off the suffering of
sentient living things.

-- 

Joe Long
jlong@xxxxxxxx
http://www.rnbw.com




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