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posted by [personal profile] emperor at 10:30pm on 04/04/2006
Presumably because animals suffer in a way that plants don't.
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posted by [identity profile] yrieithydd.livejournal.com at 11:51pm on 04/04/2006
How does this query square with being a meat-eater oneself?
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posted by [personal profile] emperor at 08:00am on 05/04/2006
That one's easy :) Being torn apart by Hyenas after a prolonged chase is, I think it's clear, going to involve a lot of suffering. Farm animals, at least if kept properly, enjoy a well-fed life devoid of predation, and are then dispatched quickly and humanely.
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posted by [identity profile] wryelle.livejournal.com at 02:13pm on 05/04/2006
I remember hearing that an animal about to be torn apart and eaten gets a massive endorphin high that deadens the pain. Do you know if that's true, or a zoological urban myth?
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posted by [personal profile] emperor at 02:21pm on 05/04/2006
Well, it's true to an extent. People also produce endorphins in response to painful stimuli; that doesn't stop it hurting completely, though, as I'm sure you'll have noticed yourself.
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