Religions that at some point
Sacrificed animals.
It was a predominant trend in the three major religions (Judaism, Muslim, Christianity) practiced today at some point in their history.
Why is it so unacceptable today? Is this animal rights or religious intolerance?
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>But back to animal sacrifices...the more I think about it, the less I can call those "barbaric", what we do today to cattle is way more babrbaric yet widley accepted as we claim we do it in the name of sustenance, but there is more waste now aday than there was even 100-200 years ago, plus we feed animal crap to make them fatter in order that the steak on one's plate look juicier at the default of being tastier. We live in an era where quatity primes over quality. And it seems the power of consummation is now the new religion, and how many animals are sacrificed each month on this altar?<
What do you think they feed cattle to make them fat?--they feed them CORN. How is that crap? Do people not eat corn? AND they don't even use corn to replace the rest of their diet. They still get good barley & oats. They also keep them confined to make them fat. Less exercise=more fat.
I wouldn't wage your war against the cattle industry (which kept me fed & clothed for 18 yrs).
Are you a vegetarian?
I have to agree with April on this one.
I wish they were feeding them corn only...but sadly it hasn't been just that...hormones, meat flour, and antibiotics are what comes along with the "just corn".
As "proof" (make what you want of this statement) I can compare the size of a Swiss cow, pig, goat, chicken (pick any you want) and compare it to it's Indian conterpart, whcih is half the size without looking skinny or under-nourished, it just come from the fact people eat less meat around here which means there is less pressure for the animal to grow fast before meeting its fate and as an added bonus to their healthier diet they also taste better once on the plate. In the 24 years I spent in Switzerland, we had the hormone chicken, mad cow (due to the fact they are fed meat flour), mouth disease in sheep which caused the whole Europe to panic and kill thousands of animals (this one was in 2001), regulary there are alert about the over use of antibiotics which sadly enough make some common bacteries stronger and resistant and weaken our immune system. And when the meat doesn't appear red or pink enough they use some artificial colorant or a special ligthening to make it more appealing to us.
I'm not vegetarian, the only meat I may eat from time to time though is chicken and I NEVER stock up on food not to waste any. I didn't give up red meat for ethical reason at all, but for health reason.
For this reason I refuse to blame our ancestor for their practices as we should start sweeping in front of our own door before pointing an accusative finger to past practice. if we really keep an open mind, we are no less or more babrbaric than them it's just that things envolved into something else and that the fact we are part of one community or culture make us blind to it's flaws. It's always easier to tell someone else what they do wrong rather than have a good look at ourself in the mirrior and correct our own errors
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>Have you ever visited a slaughterhouse?
I have visited a slaughter house when I was in highschool, indeed nothing is wasted at this level, the waste occurs at the supermarket level and at home, where people throw away un cooked meat because it's way past the shelf life date. How many persons buy in bulk, put in the freezer, forget about it and a year later throw the thing away when they clean the freezer? it appeared I know several persons who do just that.
Animals who are to be served on your plate are over fed, and not always the nicest of stuff as I said in my previous post. Sure in Europe you have veterinarian watching them closely too, but they just close their eyes on sume stuff as the amount of hormones, antibiotics and other chemicals are regularised by laws, but that doesn't mean the law is working in favour of animals, it's working in favour of humans and the mass consumption/production system. What they want to avoid is a scandal on the consummer side or on the producer side hence the law regulating what animals can and can't eat, it doesn't mean they are eating the right stuff for their well being.
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>For this reason I refuse to blame our ancestor for their practices as we should start sweeping in front of our own door before pointing an accusative finger to past practice. if we really keep an open mind, we are no less or more babrbaric than them it's just that things envolved into something else and that the fact we are part of one community or culture make us blind to it's flaws. It's always easier to tell someone else what they do wrong rather than have a good look at ourself in the mirrior and correct our own errors<
This is why I started this thread. I feel the same way.
It must have been people from the State of Gujarat, as they have a very high proportion of the population that is what we call pure vegetarian which means no egg, no meat product, and no onion and garlic (apparently anything that grows underground is a no-no and I came to know it was because digging it out kills some insects, it's a practice for the Jain religion to respect all form of life and sdo onee's best not to hurt it) in some cases milk and dairies are also taken out of the diet but that's less common though.
I know there are different breed of hosres and that american ones are on the short size. In india we can observe the same phenomenon with cows as we have several breed around. The local Idnian cow is generally slender yet a bit taller than the black and white cow we know int he west which I believe is called Jersey cow but that I call "Swiss cow" since those are the one you'll find around in Switzerland, curiously the Jersey cow we see in India is smaller than the one in the west, but still has the typical strong frame of this breed without all the flab. In cities they tend to be slightly tinner than in the country side but that's because they eat garbage and often the plastic bag is ingested too which makes digestion way less easy. I myself make sure that the organic waste is easily accessible for a cow's jaw without gulping down unnecessary plastic. Goats also appear to be smaller here though they are identical to the one found in Switzerland in every way. Chicken are the white variety for the most and are smaller than their western counterpart. And would be probaly the most common meat you would find on your plate here, but the habit wants that most people will go to the chicken shop, choose the live bird and have it killed so the meat is really fresh. I myself prefer buying the packaged one form the supermarket as I'm a bit suspicious about the small chicken shop as the working bench and the whole shops in genral are quite dirty plus too fresh meat is hard to digest if you are not used to it so better be safe than sorry there.
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