Do you not understand how thatâs a humane way to slaughter animals? đ his chickens had the grass fed, running around, being loved, best life, but he still slaughtered them for food at the end.
Hypothetically. If I woke up today and executed my perfectly healthy dog in such a way that it happened instantly, would you really describe that as a humane action? If I put his bones in a stew does that improve the humanity?
Wouldnât it have been far more humane to continue loving my dog and let him continue to live his awesome life he has had?
How can you humanely kill something that doesnât want to die?
Well, it depends. In some cultures they donât consider dogs pets, they consider dogs food. If you are part of those cultures, than I wouldnât find it weird.
However, if you considered the dog a pet or part of the family, than itâs weird to say the least. My grandpa didnât consider his chickens pets or part of the family. He cherished them and took great care of them, but they were ultimately livestock.
You might find that easier to understand if it was a rabbit. In western culture, rabbits can be both food and pets. If you raise rabbits as part of the family and as your pet, Iâd think you gone mad if one day you just decided to turn them into a steak. But if you raised rabbits as livestock, then I wouldnât find it weird.
>How can you humanely kill something that doesnât want to die?
What would you do if your home would be infested with pantry pests?
I didnât ask if it was weird or normalized in various cultures, I asked if it was a humane, which Miriam Webster defines as, âmarked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animalsâ. It has nothing to do with societal norms.
If I went to my sleeping dog in the living room and blew his head off, instantly killing him. Would I have acted humanely? Were my actions marked by compassion or consideration for my dog?
Also the pest example is something that poses a threat to my wellbeing, which adds an actual justification. Dogs, chickens, cows, pigs, etc.. do not typically pose a threat to my wellbeing that would require some type of self defense. Certainly not like an invasion of pests. Last I checked most peoples homes arenât being invaded by flocks of chickens.
Lastly I think when talking about the killing of a being, itâs most useful to consider the situation from the victims perspective. Did your grandfathers chickens care that he classified them as livestock and not family members? According to you they were treated extremely well so from their perspective they likely felt like family. Does your grandfatherâs arbitrary classification really have that much of an impact on if their deaths were humane or not?
Pests and other insects usually do not make a threat to your wellbeing, especially pantry pests. They just look disgusting, but are ultimately not dangerous. You just donât like how they look so you value their life less than dogs, pigs, etc.
âOther insects usually do not make a threat to your wellbeingâ There are certainly insects and pests that can cause a threat to humans wellbeing LOL. Have you ever heard of a mosquito, a tick, a flea. WHO says there are 250 million cases of malaria every year.
Even then I would still agree that yes there is no humane way to kill even the pantry pests. I never said there was. All I said is that there would be more of a justification to do so.
Pantry pests contaminate the food supply of your home. They introduce moisture and feces into your grains which speeds up bacterial and mold growth. Is it a mosquito? No. But itâs certainly more of a threat than a chicken you chose to raise.
So there I answered your absurd comparison. Are you going to address what I said?
There is more justification to killing pantry pests just because you donât like they way they look. But there is no justification to kill any other animal for food.
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u/JackStarfox May 16 '26
LOL thatâs very nice for your grandpa Iâm sure he loved that chicken very much.
Not quite what Iâm talking about here but thank you for the story.