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Most people know the things that occur behind the doors of factory farms are unsightly. After all, these places are not created to further the well-being of animals, but rather to create food which we believe will further the well-being of humans. Whether the food produced at these institutions actually benefits the human population is something you’ll have to decide on your own, but one thing is for sure – the animals that are kept in these places are hardly treated with the respect given to domesticated animals like cats and dogs.
Instead, pigs, chickens, and cows, are treated brutishly and crowded into cramped and filthy sheds where they barely have space to move comfortably. While it might be more soothing to our psyche to believe that these animals do not feel pain the same way that we do, research has proven that this is simply not the case. Pigs do feel. They feel happiness and they most certainly feel pain. Despite the fact that society has painted pigs as filthy, stupid animals, they are actually very smart. They form long-term memories, they can communicate through verbal sounds, and they empathize with others.
So, it’s no surprise that in these miserable conditions, the affectionate and empathetic pig reaches out to others of his own kind if only for a fleeting moment of happiness, a shared kiss…
When you see pigs interacting in this manner, their emotional depth is undeniable. Pigs are not just animals who sit idly, void of feeling, until one day their life is taken and they are turned from body to package. No, no. Pigs know exactly what is going on. They see their friends taken away, they can feel the pain and anxiety swelling in the air, and in the face of all the cruelty, they offer Support to each other.
As much as society would like us to turn a blind eye to these kind creatures, to allow the mechanism at work to continue turning without a missed beat, we mustn’t deny that these creatures have personalities, sweetness, and an undeniable desire to live. And that’s when you ask yourself, do you really want to Support an institution that ignores all of these blatant truths?
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I stopped eating pork and beef a while ago. I saw a video, one that I could say traumatized me. It was a video of this slaughter house in some Midwest town where they kill 1500 pigs a day. 1500!!! They showed what kind of people humans can be, cruel. The pigs were coming in and screaming, literally falling on their bellies because they didn\’t want to die. I cried, it was shocking. I cant in my right mind see anything suffer like that. I know, people will eat pork and not care, but I do. With that, I stopped beef too. Nothing sadder than those trailers full of stunned animal looking out not knowing this is their last day on earth. I just cant, man needs to change. We are horrible. I know, man has always hunted. But, at least the animal had a chance to win once in a while. Now, its live in a cage and die by a knife, just sad.
In my entire 56 years of existence, i have never eaten meat of pigs, cows. I am half vegan for i eat small size of fried chicken. I cry whenever i see pigs to be butchered. I wonder, why can some people feel kindness to these animals.