tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7303672592767274974.post4226129892792497144..comments2024-03-29T03:00:47.444-07:00Comments on Vegan Skeptic: Why Vegan?Theo Summerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02662335687726855178noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7303672592767274974.post-91949610791344639222011-02-19T07:29:44.453-08:002011-02-19T07:29:44.453-08:00"Yeah, because torture improves feed conversi..."Yeah, because torture improves feed conversion."<br /><br />This comment shows ignorance of the reality of confined animal feeding operations. Does torture improve feed conversion? - No. But the overwhelming majority of food animals in America (which are chickens, btw) live under torturous conditions because the profit is increased by maximizing the number of animals that can be kept with minimal space and minimal non-automated care (i.e. human labor).Laura Knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7303672592767274974.post-12961510970919338112011-02-09T09:02:59.602-08:002011-02-09T09:02:59.602-08:00That first comment makes no sense to me. By their ...That first comment makes no sense to me. By their logic we should breed as many animals as possible, not spay or neuter, and as humans-make as many babies as possible. Because other wise we are being crueler than torture and genocide by deny a life that torture? Huh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7303672592767274974.post-84865914793123233562011-02-08T09:30:52.876-08:002011-02-08T09:30:52.876-08:00I have to disagree with the first comment -- there...I have to disagree with the first comment -- there are certainly worse things than death / non-existence. If you think about it, their argument is that more existence is the goal, even if it leads to much more net suffering.Matt Ballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12389020149472026193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7303672592767274974.post-4536347273312573212010-11-01T00:54:50.749-07:002010-11-01T00:54:50.749-07:00You can only wrong a being that already exists, un...You can only wrong a being that already exists, unless you assume some sort of preexisting spirit, which is just laughable. Better for the whole Angus breed to go extinct by lack of breeding than kill tens of millions of them a year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7303672592767274974.post-14276595587581814922010-10-24T18:12:23.909-07:002010-10-24T18:12:23.909-07:00Yeah, because torture improves feed conversion.Yeah, because torture improves feed conversion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7303672592767274974.post-79812160803746659612010-10-24T12:01:52.917-07:002010-10-24T12:01:52.917-07:00I beg to differ. A life of torture and captivity i...I beg to differ. A life of torture and captivity is not better than no life. And your conclusion that the article calls for the destruction of billions of animals is just plain wrong. The point is reducing the future numbers that needlessly suffer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7303672592767274974.post-49564176335634283782010-10-24T11:15:36.684-07:002010-10-24T11:15:36.684-07:00A life of confinement is better than no life at al...A life of confinement is better than no life at all. This proposes the elimination of billions of animals just because they are confined and the avoidance of future births for the sake of not having to deal with them at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com