Dog meat consumption, a centuries-old practice on the Korean Peninsula, isn’t explicitly prohibited or legalized in South Korea

  • Hank@kbin.social
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    2 years ago

    True. While I don’t think humanity doesn’t have to avoid consuming animal products as a whole it would be great if alternative protein sources were cheaply available (and ideally subsidized) so that cheap meat products become unappealing.
    Simultaneously we should have a higher standard of treatment for animals and beef in particular should be much less available because of its extensive influence on the climate.

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      2 years ago

      Really none of it is safe. When you think about how COVID is a zoonotic infection that jumped species, breeding animals for food and the conditions they are kept in, full of feces and infections, it’s not really a surprise.

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            2 years ago

            You…do know other animals eat each other right? We’re not herbivores and never have been. You also cannot switch everyone to a plant based diet, it’s just as damaging to the planet as to much cattle.

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            You can still provide them a good environment which is something we should focus since it’s apparent that people aren’t going to stop eating meat.

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        2 years ago

        It’s also not safe to leave the house but guess what I’ll do now.