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MoonRiver

(36,974 posts) Mon Jan 28, 2013, 05:19 PM Jan 2013

Does an image like this make you more likely to stop eating meat? [View all]

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	Yes
	2 (6%)
	No
	23 (72%)
	Maybe
	2 (6%)
	I already don't eat meat.
	5 (16%)
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Does an image like this make you more likely to stop eating meat? [View all] MoonRiver Jan 2013 OP

stopped eating eat in 1989 out of guilt & compassion, never looked back sasha031 Jan 2013 #1

It was about 1992 for me. MoonRiver Jan 2013 #4

Understand how you feel Moonriver sasha031 Jan 2013 #9

What do you eat instead to avoid perpetrating suffering? NoOneMan Jan 2013 #10

Let me guess nobodyspecial Jan 2013 #17

No, clearing out vast forests to create agricultural lands you pour poison on kills animals NoOneMan Jan 2013 #23

So your solution is to eat even higher on the food chain, requiring ever more agriculture? villager Jan 2013 #27

Um, no. Thats not my "solution" NoOneMan Jan 2013 #37

can't one comment to another DU on this board? sasha031 Jan 2013 #33

Sure, but everyone is welcome to reply! NoOneMan Jan 2013 #42

I stay away from all meat departments sasha031 Jan 2013 #61

I've never been to a meat department NoOneMan Jan 2013 #63

Vegetables WANT to be eaten. MoonRiver Jan 2013 #38

And trees want to be cut down to make fields for carrots? NoOneMan Jan 2013 #45

Oh, please. Those examples are ridiculous. MoonRiver Jan 2013 #47

I think you are missing the forest through the trees here NoOneMan Jan 2013 #49

I don't agree with deforestation, so we have something in common. MoonRiver Jan 2013 #53

Humans have been amazingly skilled and efficient hunters for tens of thousands of years NoOneMan Jan 2013 #62

Sasha, I think that is true. MoonRiver Jan 2013 #36

It started with me too as a child always adored all animals sasha031 Jan 2013 #41

It's a lot easier now. MoonRiver Jan 2013 #48

Yes Moonriver the alternatives are so much better sasha031 Jan 2013 #81

That is really amazing considering how many doctors recommend that we not eat red meat. MoonRiver Jan 2013 #84

I don't eat beef/red meat or pork. But I do poultry & fish. JaneyVee Jan 2013 #13

No. NoOneMan Jan 2013 #2

It makes me more likely to go...cuteness squee! Lone_Star_Dem Jan 2013 #3

Don't you just want to hug that little guy! MoonRiver Jan 2013 #7

He's too precious! Lone_Star_Dem Jan 2013 #11

Looks like you could use a trip to... KansDem Jan 2013 #14

OMG, adorable pics! MoonRiver Jan 2013 #26

Be honest, did my "squee" make you think of them? Lone_Star_Dem Jan 2013 #28

. KansDem Jan 2013 #54

Ha! Great minds! Lone_Star_Dem Jan 2013 #64

Yes, you bastard!! :-P Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2013 #5

no, it doesn't quinnox Jan 2013 #6

Same here customerserviceguy Jan 2013 #79

Is that Miss Piggy?? Angry Dragon Jan 2013 #8

Not sure about the face.. but the outfit... Fla_Democrat Jan 2013 #87

No. But it's wicked cute. NutmegYankee Jan 2013 #12

Here's some grown-up ones in Farm Sanctuary. I think they are still cute! MoonRiver Jan 2013 #18

Pass the mustard lame54 Jan 2013 #15

all i see is, MMM, BACON! unblock Jan 2013 #16

Bacon! Bacon! BACON!!! PORK CHOPS!!!!! HAM!!!!!!! Here little piggy!.... OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #19

Yeah, it was... MoonRiver Jan 2013 #21

I stopped eating vegetables after seeing this: earthside Jan 2013 #20

HA!! nt. OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #22

Awwww...how cute! NoOneMan Jan 2013 #30

Oh god! You should post a warning! immoderate Jan 2013 #50

not with this problem... stklurker Jan 2013 #24

Awwwwwww! graywarrior Jan 2013 #25

I understand the eating meat involves some degree of necessary cruelty... mike_c Jan 2013 #29

Baby Back Ribs legaleagle_45 Jan 2013 #31

Nope-In fact I'm eating a ham sandwich now. Travis_0004 Jan 2013 #32

Quoth Homer Simpson: Robb Jan 2013 #34

Nope. All Cute Right Now dballance Jan 2013 #35

I raised thousands of those bastards as a kid on the farm NickB79 Jan 2013 #39

interesting... quinnox Jan 2013 #40

Well, I LOVE pigs. Even have a pig collection all over my house. MoonRiver Jan 2013 #44

Does that get messy? Sissyk Jan 2013 #66

Yeah, definitely are some nasty creatures NoOneMan Jan 2013 #51

I blame society kenny blankenship Jan 2013 #77

I have both reactions. Cute! And I'd eat it! aikoaiko Jan 2013 #43

Looks Delicious Motown_Johnny Jan 2013 #46

I wonder what bacon would look like, from this little cutie n/t Sheepshank Jan 2013 #52

I guess I never doubted that it is possible to make pig sweaters. nt Deep13 Jan 2013 #55

If they can make them for these guys, MoonRiver Jan 2013 #56

sweet piggy Liberal_in_LA Jan 2013 #57

Sour, too. Deep13 Jan 2013 #59

I adore pigs, and if I get a pet pig, I will give up pork OmahaBlueDog Jan 2013 #58

Yum, roast pork! Crepuscular Jan 2013 #60

They are so tender at that age!!!! n/t greytdemocrat Jan 2013 #65

Like Elmer, the pig who grew up on my farm when I was a kid... bobclark86 Jan 2013 #67

Actually, MoonRiver Jan 2013 #69

if animals arent meant to be eaten bowens43 Jan 2013 #68

Are you meant to be eaten? MoonRiver Jan 2013 #70

Yep legaleagle_45 Jan 2013 #71

Alright then! MoonRiver Jan 2013 #73

bacteria and viruses can bring down and kill the healthiest person on Earth liberal_at_heart Jan 2013 #98

With care it will finish out at 240 to 280 lbs market weight in about 6 months. FarCenter Jan 2013 #72

That piggy is a pet. It will never end up on your heart unhealthy plate. MoonRiver Jan 2013 #82

Pet? What breed is it? FarCenter Jan 2013 #85

Sandy Hook made me stop eating meat Burma Jones Jan 2013 #74

Seriously? You're going with that? nt Deep13 Jan 2013 #89

Makes as much sense as most vegans. nt Llewlladdwr Jan 2013 #92

Pretty much, sad to say... Deep13 Jan 2013 #97

Makes me think of spiral ham...nt SidDithers Jan 2013 #75

Not enough meat yet. Fatten it up and get back to me. nt EastKYLiberal Jan 2013 #76

A little pig goes a long way gollygee Jan 2013 #78

What the Aztecs called "The Other White Meat" nt Xipe Totec Jan 2013 #80

Or does this one? longship Jan 2013 #83

Certain images of factory conditions etc RedCappedBandit Jan 2013 #86

Nope, he looks like bacon to me Demo_Chris Jan 2013 #88

I find animals wearing clothing disturbing. Llewlladdwr Jan 2013 #90

He'll grow up to provide a nice pork belly. MrSlayer Jan 2013 #91

Nnnnnnope, and that looks like a tender morsel right there... cherokeeprogressive Jan 2013 #93

Why would you ask stupid people that question? flvegan Jan 2013 #94

Not a chance, mate cali196lib99 Jan 2013 #95

Nope...those trotters would make some kick ass souse right now.. HipChick Jan 2013 #96