They had so much pulled pork over the following few months that they got sick of it and became vegan
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Distasteful vegan TV ad
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I haven’t got it in me. It would disturb me.
It would disturb the majority of people. That’s why we have abattoirs and professional slaughtermen
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Yes and I did in my younger days.
Having a worked at an abattoir for 3 years and then went back for another 2
At that time I would not class them/me as professionals! One example, it was a no smoking site, yet when working the late shifts the entire toilet block on a Friday night was covered in green smoke
That was 20-25 years ago but honestly its not as gruesome as you’d think, for pigs and cows at least. To be honest with myself I am not sure I would have it in me nowadays. Much prefer sat at my desk firing off emails and joining teams meetings.
I thought the advert was quite interesting and funny. Free speech and all that good stuff.
I do dry 6am to 5pm, most days of the week.
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I know exactly where my meat comes from. I try to buy my meat from a butcher and always buy British rather than low welfare stuff from abroad.
Comparatively, the UK has very high standards of animal welfare than pretty much every other country. I am satisfied with my position and I'm insulted these wallies think I want an unsolicited lecture on the subject
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I love this argument, yet it conveniently ignores the fact that butchering is one of the oldest traditions known to humans. People haven’t had to routinely butcher their own live stock for tens of thousands of years. It’s not a compelling argument for veganism, as it’s close to impossible we’d ever be in that position.
Yes. I learnt that lesson at a fairly young age where I had to kill and pluck a chicken. I must've been about 8 or 9? Wasn't exactly something I had planned to do on holiday but I suppose there was a life lesson there.
There used to be a good documentary on BBC3 called Kill it. Cook It. Eat it. Used to get some good audience in-fighting with all of their opinions
As for distasteful vegan adverts? Their food is already unpleasant so it makes sense that their adverts are in the same vein.
I think that is hypocritical myself.
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Killing animals is the easy part. Field dressing a deer isn’t for the squeamish, but it does warm you hands up nicely on a cold Michigan morning.
Propaganda that a pig is killed for pork? I don't understand.
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Sign of poor hygiene if you do
I haven’t seen the ad but if people aren’t comfortable with animals being killed for food, then maybe they ought to consider going vegetarian. It is something that I gloss over myself and something that we probably should be reminded of from time to time.
I haven’t given up meat, but I no longer rely on it as the core staple of every meal. Plenty of tasty veggie stuff out there. I had a paneer curry last night, very good!
As for veganism being better for the environment, I’m not sure, but the carbon impact of the meat trade is definitely significant. All things considered we probably would benefit from eating less meat overall.
I haven’t given up meat, but I no longer rely on it as the core staple of every meal. Plenty of tasty veggie stuff out there. I had a paneer curry last night, very good!
As for veganism being better for the environment, I’m not sure, but the carbon impact of the meat trade is definitely significant. All things considered we probably would benefit from eating less meat overall.
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I know where my food comes from, so the advert was just meant to shock. My daughter, her partner and my granddaughter are vegan and have been for over 6yrs. When she first went vegan, there was a bit of "you shouldn't eat meat" but this has stopped. They have proper meals just like the rest of us (yes it is expensive and sometimes a bit bland). This is their choice in life so we go along with it.
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