Even when killing for food- there are ways- and ways. Imagine getting lots of cows and calves in a small field, and letting men loose killing them by stabbing wildly with knives- with animals witnessing the stabbing of their own off-spring. NO.

Cognitive Dissonance?

What has this got to do with killing mink with CO gas, which is the normal mechanism?

I'm against the fur trade, but hysterical false examples don't really help the cause.

Responding to the posts about the Faroe Islands 'whale killing festival'.

"Could this see Britains favourite Danish bacon disappearing from British supermarket shelves
before Christmas ?"

I only buy bacon from a local farm when I'm back in Britain, a far superior product

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadhimai_festival
There you go.

Nope.

I always order it when I go to Norway.

Tom

Well I don't.

At 55kg, she is far from being a whale.

Tom

https://www.20min.ch/fr/story/abatta...r-938146760214

"Mink slaughter: "We made a mistake"
The Danish Minister of Agriculture admitted on Tuesday that the widespread slaughter campaign aimed at combating a problematic mutation of the coronavirus was not legally justified."

https://www.expressen.se/kvallsposte...kar-i-sverige/

"It is now high time to learn and realize that the industrial animal factories we have built in our modern society are not only problematic from an animal welfare perspective but also pose a major real threat to public health."

There is a major difference between consuming food for survival and vanity. Fur is not necessary for survival in these parts...

Humans in general consume far too many animal products and the poor creatures suffer as a result.

In the west NO ONE needs animal products for survival. Many make excuses but medically we can live a healthy life on non-animal products. People value their taste buds more than the life of an animal.

How about not causing any suffering at all? It is like saying- "I beat my wife only on weekends, unlike my neighbour who beats her daily".
From animal's POV the suffering is same whether killed for fur, leather or meat! If you really care about poor animals then you should align your actions with your values, otherwise it is all just virtue signalling

Absolutely not true. I suffer from a condition that causes severe anaemia ... I receive regular iron infusions and I still need meat to survive. I tried to be a vegetarian (and I primarily am), but ended up in the hospital with a severe scolding from medical professionals. I do believe some can live without meat products, but your blanket judgement is incorrect.

I buy all of my meat from a local farm - I spend a small fortune doing so knowing that the animal had a far better life than most farmed ones. I can admit guilt with my consumption of dairy as it is not necessary for my survival...I have tried my best to reduce it in recent years.

The fact that you need regular iron infusion indicates that your condition is most likely genetic defect related? Otherwise, should your Heme rich meat eating not have fixed it?

I know extremely active sporty people with iron/anaemia/blood oxygen level related unsolvable genetic defects doing ok on plant based diet. Could it be that you were not fully clued-up about healthy, nutritionally rich, plant based diet? Not an attack but many don't when they quit meat eating. For example, eating salads, fruits and crisps won't provide all the nutrients you need

Overwhelming majority of meat comes from mass-production factories. Like I said, if you take the life of a sentient mammal without their consent, then it does not matter if it comes from organic or non-organic farm. Does your local farmer not separate calves from their mother to harvest their milk? Does he not shove his arm up their back side to make them repeatedly pregnant? Anyway, a dead animal does not care if you paid CHF 5 or CHF100 for their flesh. Everyone is free to do whatever they want.

Your local goat herder

True, when I decided to become vegetarian I switched gradually by first removing chicken, then red meat etc. It took me a while, but allowed me to become familiar with what I need.
Vit B12 is one of those tricky things even more tricky for vegans that dont take any dairy products at all.
I have my iron, vit B levels etc checked once a year. Stopping meat has cleared a lot of problems I had such as acidity etc. Plus I am more curious to try different dishes, while when still eating meat it was easy to just order a steak

I would prefer not to share my medical conditions on here, but it involves internal bleeding. I eat a very healthy nutrient rich diet with plenty of high iron vegetarian protein (legumes etc.) and have done so since childhood.

No, the farmer I buy from does not do those things, the amount of money is not the difference here...it is the way the animal is treated that increases the price. He does not separate the calf from the mother before 10 months and there is no artificial insemination.

I very much understand your point and wish I could be a vegetarian, but I know my pets wouldn't survive without meat and the same goes for me. It is the way my life is and I do my best to consume mindfully.

Nothing tricky, take a B12 tablet every day. It is no different to taking Cow's milk, cereal etc that are fortified with vitamins etc.

Good idea doing blood work every year. I try to do every 6 months to fine tune things and be on top of my nutritional needs

I think I can guess what you have, one of my Vegan female friend has something similar. I can make more follow-up points but let us just leave it and not make it about your personal medical situation. I have said what I had to anyway. I wish you all the best

I do take extra vit B12, I just included it since B12 is mainly present in read meat so it is something to think about when considering going green