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Blood sports ?

http://www.meatvideo.ca/ Pledge to go vegetarian

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Sorry could not watch all of this Granny ,It is really upsetting.

Isn't it ? Click on the meatvid link to sign the pledge to go vegetarian. I have been sent loads of veg recipies.

Okay will sign it.Thanks for sharing this one.
joined there facebook page.

If ever there was a reason for going veggie, then that's it ! Notwithstanding, I do like a nice Lamb Chop or Pork Steak.

No, I didn't watch it all either.

Eating meat isnt the problem. Its how we treat or miss treat the meat to max out the profit.
"Food inc" is a good movie to watch.
It WILL be our own ultimate demise how we treat our food. Fill it with crap to make it grow faster or change its dna . And so on.
Theres too many of us consuming all the time. Were addicted to hydrocarbons and the junk we "own".
Its the very reason why we were obsessed with advancement thatll be the route to our very demise.
Watch bbc "surviving progress" another good doc

As carlin said "remove electricity from society and youll soon see humans revert to the savagery that we look down on "
We go on about how top of food chain we are yet kill each other and living things for religion or fun.
We associate an animals skin with luxury and were addicted to consumption thats meaningless.
.we still cant get on. Human race ==dumb.
Charlton heston said in planet of the apes 1968 "wheres man...that paradox of the stars, that marvel ...does he still keep his neighbours children starving ....make war against his brother "
No change in that.

Disgusting, I hate countries like America and Canada for their righteous preaching to other countries when they have got loads of major things wrong in their own countries.

Going vegetarian is definitely not the answer, if all this country went vegetarian the increase in farming would have a very major impact on wildlife (animal, insect and plant), we would also impact food and wildlife in 3rd world countries who are already short of food to feed themselves.

Globalisation doesn't help, it drives prices down to the cheapest source where the uncontrolled practices happen and gives the competitors little option other than to copy the same bad practices behind closed doors.

What needs to happen is that bad practices are taxed out of existence, you can write as many laws, guidelines and codes of practice as you like, but its the economics that will control things.

It is up to the government to show some metal and control these things, the EEC especially has phenomenal power due to its size yet seem to be too busy attacking some petty rights within their own borders.

Mandatory cctv as animal aid says is a way foward first step.
Theres loads of cruelty in the uk
Look up...cheale meats. Thirsk halal & the infamous harling farm etc

The USA had the humane slaughter laws in place but there was zero funding to inspect and enforce it until about 2004, which considering the tax revenues the sector generated proved the act was a token effort.

The UK has had slaughter inspection regimes since about 1933 and businesses have been regularly prosecuted and were prosecuted before that date.

Unfortunately it is the nature of the business that rogue employees will let employers down and perhaps CCTV is the way forward - but then the privacy die-hards get up in arms.

This topic is about Blood Sports. There is already a topic about animals bred for food.

Under the patriot act in the usa filming undercover cruelty is illegal...thats mad.
Soz rude box but its all inter connected with this issue.

The connection between the treatment of food animals and the hunting of foxes is rather tenuous.

I'm sure kicking a pig round a slaughterhouse would be classed as a sport by some people. Just like others call fox hunting a sport.

My original thought on the connection between blood sports and cruelty of animals in the food chain, was to highlight that those who think fox hunting is cruel and should not be reintroduced, for whatever reasons, will no doubt be enjoying a Sunday lunch or a few barbeques this weekend, without any consideration for how the animals ended up on their plates.

Double standards!