is it cruelty to animals to drop a live lobster into a boiling pot of water?
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yes
no
i didn't know that's how they are usually cooked
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i don't eat lobster but i couldn't do it
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bijouxbroussard · F
I suppose any method used to kill a living thing for the purpose of eating it could be classified as cruel, whether by humans or other creatures.
By that reckoning we’re all complicit in murder, whether we consume fish or fowl, farm animals, or even by gathering and chopping up vegetables or fruit for salads. 🥺
Part of the circle of life.
By that reckoning we’re all complicit in murder, whether we consume fish or fowl, farm animals, or even by gathering and chopping up vegetables or fruit for salads. 🥺
Part of the circle of life.
JimboSaturn · 56-60, M
@bijouxbroussard Yep, vegetarians kill plants to eat. We eat living things since we can't photosynthesize.
basilfawlty89 · 36-40, M
@bijouxbroussard @JimboSaturn plants aren't sentient though, they don't have central nervous systems. There is no demonstrable evidence that plants think and feel. A pig does though and has the intelligence of a toddler.
bijouxbroussard · F
@basilfawlty89 Thus we qualify which lives it’s okay to end. It’s an excuse. I know, there are animals I will not eat because I’ve spent time with them where they were someone’s pet. It’s why I don’t eat lamb or pork anymore.
I’ve never eaten rabbits, because I once had one who would come when I called her. I’ve spoken with people in whose cultures it’s okay to eat dog or horse meat, which horrifies me. Cows and chickens, even fish, have a certain amount of intelligence.
We’re going to just have to accept that when it comes to food, most of us are hypocrites. 🥺
I’ve never eaten rabbits, because I once had one who would come when I called her. I’ve spoken with people in whose cultures it’s okay to eat dog or horse meat, which horrifies me. Cows and chickens, even fish, have a certain amount of intelligence.
We’re going to just have to accept that when it comes to food, most of us are hypocrites. 🥺