But what about prions?
this post was submitted on 05 Aug 2023
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Pigs seem to be naturally resistant to prion disease. It's never been observed in them
Pigs are resistant and it doesn't matter to any animals unless they are eating brains. All of the smarmy aasholes in here commenting "wHaT aBoUt PrIoNs" are embarrassing themselves.
‘atsuh thang buddy. Eez pigs is fer eatin’. Ay ain’t pets. Just food goin’ tuh food.
Honestly though. I doubt there’s a single part of the meat industry that wouldn’t hurt our feelings or horrify us. It is not an industry of kindness.
I get why people choose to be vegetarians and vegans.
Mad Cow Disease round 2 🤙
Link to the article if anyone wants to read it: https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/23817808/pig-farm-investigation-feedback-immunity-feces-intestines
Not gonna lie, I read that as "porn industry" and was really confused as to why tf everyone is talking about pigs and animal abuse. Took me a awful amount of time to realize it's actually "pork industry" not "porn industry"
And you weren't concerned about the cannibalism in the porn industry?
I mean, it's an aggressive way to say "they swallow", but nothing new.
The statute of limitations has expired and no cruelty charges have been brought, so Animal Outlook is now releasing its findings to the public.
According to the state, this is indeed fine. Wonderful.
I have extreme dietary restrictions that make a vegan diet hard, i try, but sometimes I eat meat. This sucks.
bacon, now with more REAL FECES!
I hear they are working lab grown feces to improve the situation.
reason 5003 why I try to avoid meat that isnt from the local farm in my village
Too late! Farmers very often have to stop sows from eating their own piglets, and they don't always get there in time. Pigs are naturally cannibalistic in the wild, which is part of what makes them such a nasty invasive species. They're their own food source, at least in part.
They could say least feed it to another species to prevent illness
So everyone ITT just wants to ignore the fact that pigs are naturally cannibalistic? K cool beans guys
Pigs are cannibalistic individually and infrequently, not FORCED on an INDUSTRIAL SCALE
People don't realize how common cannibalism is in other species. Just have a male and female hamster and you'll find out.
I think people know, but there's this weird disconnect where it applies to bugs but not animals. Most kids know female mantis and spiders generally eat the males of their species, but far fewer know the realities of chickens or pigs. Always pretty easy to pick out the farm kids in biology class.
But bugs are animals....
Found the southern educated
What does that mean?
I'm from New Jersey.
I really don’t know why I said that, that’s was a cringe ass thing to say for no reason - sorry about that.
Fun fact; New Jersey is one of the top spending schools on education believe it or not
