Animal ethics aside, the weird kid who keeps killing outside cats for meowing too much is much scarier than the weird kid who eats nothing but hotdogs and chicken nuggets.

If you can't understand that I don't know how else to explain it to you.

[–] BelieveRevolt@hexbear.net 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Can you explain why some animals are livestock that can be killed whenever you feel like eating them and some are animal companions that deserve to live until old age? 🤔

[–] JohnBrownNote@hexbear.net 23 points 7 months ago (2 children)

killed whenever you feel like eating them

wait the steakhouse from the simpsons is real? I thought there was some kind of schedule dictated by agricultural processes and cyclic demand projections.

[–] BeamBrain@hexbear.net 4 points 7 months ago

This is pedantic and avoids the underlying point.

[–] BelieveRevolt@hexbear.net 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

running a homestead and telling the children why some of the livestock are gone now

[–] JohnBrownNote@hexbear.net 27 points 7 months ago

hmm, i'd have to talk to some homesteaders but I think that process is high enough effort that they're not going "oh i want steak tonight" and chowing down on a fresh kill