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I Love Pigs

They're widely considered to be these dumb, filthy beasts, so much that some religious practices forbid eating meat from that animal, but pigs are actually very misunderstood creatures. They're highly intelligent animals, some of the smartest on the planet! Yes, they're infamous for rolling around in mud but they do so to thermoregulate and protect themselves from the Sun. Call them filthy if you will but they are far from being dumb.

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Anonymartyr · M

As omnivores they were prone to blood-born parasites and in ancient times it was not known to bleed them out thoroughly. This is why they were "unclean". Modern farm raised pigs, even on small farms are nowhere near as prone to parasitic infection and is much safer to consume.