Danish PM orders all mink to be culled

[March34th 1,973]

The fact that this whole pandemic has affected so many living things, not just humans, makes it so much worse, and breaks my heart.  The saddest part is the pandemic could have been easily prevented if we didn't capitalize off of breeding and holding animals hostage as cattle or utilizing them as tools. Those industries breed viruses like swine flu, bird flu, and coronavirus, all of which are zoonic viruses. While they could happen outside of those industries by accident (like a human coming into contact with an infected wild animal), places like farms make them so much more likely to happen.

 

[March34th 1,973]

9 hours ago, littlepotter said:

seventeen? million?

they have seventeen million poor little creatures in there to make eyelashes? jesus christ this is so cruel

the fur industry is so disgusting, and you already know in a couple months they're going to want 17 million more of these animals to make their profit again after culling their entire, what is essentially "stock".

9 hours ago, xoxo Craig said:

Where does it mention they are culling them for eyelashes?

thats where false eyelashes come from..

[March34th 1,973]

6 hours ago, KORG said:

Now im anti fur unless its killed humanely or used for food.

its good that you're anti-fur, but you cannot kill something or someone "humanely", humanely means with compassion and respect, that's impossible if you're killing animals to utilize their fur or bodies in any way. best thing to do is not use fur at all. it's not a necessity. we have plenty of synthetic alternatives that aren't disgusting and made of animal flesh.

[March34th 1,973]

6 hours ago, venusinmyhead said:

animal farming should already be prohibited worldwide by now. i don‘t get it why there is no international allegiance to do that. 

period. it's literally the source of this entire virus too. if we didn't have millions of animals packed together in farms all over the world there wouldn't be as many zoonic viruses mutating and jumping from host to host and causing things like H1N1 or coronavirus. it's an unfortunate situation

 

[March34th 1,973]

3 hours ago, alsemanche said:

There's a huge difference between eating meat for nutrition necessary for survival and slaughtering animals because people want their eyelashes to look longer and better... and that's coming from someone who  hasn't ingested meat in 2.5 years. Your equivalency is very false. 

you do not need meat to survive. sorry its the same thing as the fur industry - it's humans putting their personal taste, be that their fashion, their tools, their visual aesthetic choices, or taste buds, over the lives of sentient creatures, and it's abhorrent that we do that in the 21st century when there are perfectly available alternatives everywhere in the world for all of these things. not just talking about faux fur or beyond burgers either. a shirt made of cotton, and some vegetables, there you go.

[March34th 1,973]

2 hours ago, littlepotter said:

Not everyone can afford a healthy vegan lifestyle, how many times will we have to explain it to yall

Everyone can however afford to not have animal fur on their eyes

that isnt an excuse to continue it. we need to work on creating affordable options for people in places like northern canada or rural areas in western countries where prices for food are ridiculous. but that does not create a valid excuse for killing animals. meat isn't even healthy for you long term. you dont have to explain anything to anyone because we know that. any intelligent vegan will agree with you, but you cannot use that point as an excuse against someone saying we need to stop killing animals. there are more risks to this world community even beyond just the suffering, animal ag is horrible for the environment, contributes to pollution, and is a breeding ground for viruses like coronavirus.

[KORG 4,756]

1 hour ago, March34th said:

its good that you're anti-fur, but you cannot kill something or someone "humanely", humanely means with compassion and respect, that's impossible if you're killing animals to utilize their fur or bodies in any way. best thing to do is not use fur at all. it's not a necessity. we have plenty of synthetic alternatives that aren't disgusting and made of animal flesh.

First 3 words of rain on me.

What I think is humane and what you think is humane are probably different.

[Debithius 6,056]

5 hours ago, xoxo Craig said:

Maybe. But that is noSot what is happening in Denmark now. They aren't culling them for their fur to make eyelashes 

So? They were going to be culled even if covid wasnt a thing? The point is that they were going to be murdered anyway. He was commenting on the reason why they were in cages to begin with so the article doesnt matter. We know why they are being killed NOW but we also know why they were in those cages to begin with which isnt right. His comment was off topic, get it? 

[Debithius 6,056]

Just now, March34th said:

that isnt an excuse to continue it. we need to work on creating affordable options for people in places like northern canada or rural areas in western countries where prices for food are ridiculous. but that does not create a valid excuse for killing animals. meat isn't even healthy for you long term. you dont have to explain anything to anyone because we know that. any intelligent vegan will agree with you, but you cannot use that point as an excuse against someone saying we need to stop killing animals. there are more risks to this world community even beyond just the suffering, animal ag is horrible for the environment, contributes to pollution, and is a breeding ground for viruses like coronavirus.

You have to be specific, RED meat isn't good for you long term but anything else is okey and even good for you. We also have to accept that this world will never be 100% peaceful towards animals or humans. If you cant afford to eat anything else then yes, meat should be an option until there's a substitute for it or until we normalize production of meat through stem cells. Viruses grow if the meat isnt taken well care of, just like you should handle chicken so you wont get sick.

[ShayCristoforo 10,607]

Humans bestowing this virus on the minks, then culling the minks for carrying it.

Sometimes I think we deserve our misfortunes. smh 

[imnotyourbabe10 6,120]

We’re at a stage in our evolution where humans don’t need to be killing animals to survive—for food, clothing, etc—it’s sick we keep doing it.

[littlepotter 76,612]

7 hours ago, Neroneau said:

So you prefer plastic faux fur? Plastic that can’t be renewed or decomposed back into nature? Is that any better than natural   murdered fur? 

Where did you see me wearing any kind of fur? And what gave you the impression that I want to get into a vegan argument right now? 

[littlepotter 76,612]

6 hours ago, March34th said:

that isnt an excuse to continue it. we need to work on creating affordable options for people in places like northern canada or rural areas in western countries where prices for food are ridiculous. but that does not create a valid excuse for killing animals. meat isn't even healthy for you long term. you dont have to explain anything to anyone because we know that. any intelligent vegan will agree with you, but you cannot use that point as an excuse against someone saying we need to stop killing animals. there are more risks to this world community even beyond just the suffering, animal ag is horrible for the environment, contributes to pollution, and is a breeding ground for viruses like coronavirus.

First of all, you were talking to a vegetarian. Second, as much as I'd like to see a cruelty free world... It. is. never. going. to. happen. Because people are selfish and simply do not care. People do not care about the basic human rights of their fellow men and women, about the suffering of human beings, about their own health and bodies (via eating super unhealthy sh*t), so how could you even think of the possibility that they would ever give up animal consumption? Veganism is amazing for those who can do it, i applaud them, but it is still and will always be a personal choice for the people willing. So to me this kind of back and forth leads nowhere, like sure you're ideologically/theoretically right, but then what

[PunkTheFunk 125,703]

Minks will be on the brink and the population will shrink in the blink of an eye. This stinks. Danish government should rethink.

[PsychoMaxcara 814]

Well lemme just say humanity never ceases to fail when it comes to animal cruelty. This is hideous and disgusting. I have no words right now. None of the animals chose to be on an effing farm so some apes can have fur coats. Argh