Pigs Are Likely More Intelligent then Thought Before, Read On...

[Brometheus]

they have to be intelligent to use a spring for a penis. Pig genitalia are quite interesting.

[Zambini]

These pigs use an electric fence for that added spark

[el_topo]

Ever since "Babe" I could never consume swine. But I say go ahead and eat them that way they don't die in vain...

[hal0mega]

Originally Posted by shoelessjojackson

Ever since "Babe" I could never consume swine. But I say go ahead and eat them that way they don't die in vain...

You know what? I was thinking of that movie while creating the thread. I'm on the same page now. I was cutting up some pork earlier last night for dinner, and call I could think about was this thread

[GregK]

And then we shot them in the head with a rivet gun

God the food industry is nasty.. but I do enjoy me some meat.

[bob351]

Originally Posted by CrunchyCripple

All of the domestic animals we eat, make nice pets and companions.

Chickens only seem to be brainless when raised in a flock of chickens. They have much more personality when raised/nurtured in a human environment(house pet).

Cows have a lot of personality and can be trained to do things we use horses for.

I've noticed a lot of people who raise livestock, call the animals stupid. It's only because they're in a non-natural, unenriched environment. That has an effect on the animal.

Dogs seem stupid, when not properly trained or shown how to act.

Even my meat rabbits have strong, individual personalities. That doesn't stop me from eating their babies. I just make sure they're able to live stress free, with full bellies, until I dispatch them. Quick and as painless as possible.

I do feel sadness when it's time to harvest. I do fully realize and acknowledge that I'm ending lives. I can see how some people are unable to do it.

I don't know if I could raise pigs for slaughter. I feel like they are too similar to dogs, personality wise, from my experience. I'm on the fence about it.

Even if I did, there's no way I'd send it off to a processing company to be killed and butchered. I'd make sure I was there to oversee the killing, to prevent fear and suffering.

Very true, if you raised humans for slaughter in a similar fashion without education they would turn out like mindless idiots.

[BezTebya]

Originally Posted by CrunchyCripple

Yep, I won't stop eating them - I just buy from farmers who treat their livestock with respect.

Just before I murder and eat your kids I'll be sure to keep them in a 5 star hotel the night before...you kno...out of respect.

[CrunchyCripple]

Originally Posted by BezTebya

Just before I murder and eat your kids I'll be sure to keep them in a 5 star hotel the night before...you kno...out of respect.

Respect = from birth to death.....not just the night before...you kno.

[commondenom]

not this pig

[kasapin]

reading some of the comments on this forum ... makes this story totally believable.