• commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    so I guess there is no difference at all. I can take em to the dog park and watch em run and tussle and play fetch…

    it’s clear they are different, and saying they’re not is just a lie.

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      so I guess there is no difference at all. I can take em to the dog park and watch em run and tussle and play fetch…

      I mean, I’m not a vegan, but yes, you literally can. Pigs are generally regarded as intelligent creatures in the same vein as dogs.

      it’s clear they are different, and saying they’re not is just a lie.

      What animals we eat and which we don’t is a purely cultural affectation. There’s nothing wrong with a cultural affectation, but there’s not a fundamental difference between what creatures it’s okay to eat and which it is not okay to eat.

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        2 days ago

        even among animals we eat, there are clearly differences. denying this doesn’t serve anyone.

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          In parts of Africa, monkeys are eaten. In parts of Asia, dog is eaten.

          Cat is generally not eaten in most cultures outside of spiritual and crisis contexts because it’s stringy, apparently.

          Our tradition of not eating certain animals is just that - tradition. It’s not anything deeper, and certainly not universal.

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            2 days ago

            this has nothing to do with whether there is a difference between dogs and cows, which there clearly is.

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                  Your point about being housebroken was shown to be wrong. Your point about fetch was shown to be wrong. No one is saying a cow is a dog. You are being deliberately obtuse to avoid the unpleasant idea that cows are just as sentient and loving as many dogs (most dog breeds are smarter than cows but some breeds are stupid). But for cultural reasons we don’t eat dogs.

                  I’m not vegan either but I recognize the horror.