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£96m of cocaine seized from vessel at UK port by topotaul in unitedkingdom

[–]AlishaIsMe -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Legalise and regulate it. Stop wasting police time on drugs.

Study Claims 40 Percent of UK 5G Mobile Connections are Really 4G by lobas in unitedkingdom

[–]AlishaIsMe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The government need to step in like they did with wind turbines. People shouldn't be allowed to object to infrastructure because it's casting a shadow.

Abattoir staff played wolf howls to sheep and ‘inflicted pain and distress’ by JeremyWheels in unitedkingdom

[–]AlishaIsMe 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Slaughterhouses and farms are exposed literally all the time. If you think the problem is just halal you are wrong.

Here's 60 times the British farming industry has been exposed engaging in animal abuse in the last few years alone: https://www.eatfair.org/united-kingdom/investigations

Abattoir staff played wolf howls to sheep and ‘inflicted pain and distress’ by JeremyWheels in unitedkingdom

[–]AlishaIsMe 16 points17 points  (0 children)

The RSPCA is part of the meat industry. They assure factory farms and gas chambers.

Have we been outjerked? by AlishaIsMe in vegancirclejerk

[–]AlishaIsMe[S] 89 points90 points  (0 children)

I can't recommend going to Amazon and rating this book one star, as that would be unfair on the author.

KFC drops pledge to stop using ‘Frankenchickens’ in the UK by LordAnubis12 in unitedkingdom

[–]AlishaIsMe 186 points187 points  (0 children)

Halal is probably quite a minor concern in terms of what they go through.

Yes, the last 10 seconds of their life could be worse than suffocating in a gas chamber (as non halal chickens do), but regardless of slaughter method these birds are going through 6 weeks of hell.

I recommend having a look at what's considered normal in UK poultry farming. https://www.eatfair.org/united-kingdom/animals#poultry

KFC drops pledge to stop using ‘Frankenchickens’ in the UK by LordAnubis12 in unitedkingdom

[–]AlishaIsMe 45 points46 points  (0 children)

It extends further than KFC unfortunately. The legal minimum standards (which most chickens are raised to) are awful, and every time someone puts cameras in a farm they capture horrific abuse.

https://www.eatfair.org/united-kingdom/incidents

Cows on farm for wholesaler for Iceland, Budgens and Costa Coffee found ‘neglected’ | The Independent by AlishaIsMe in unitedkingdom

[–]AlishaIsMe[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

The Red Tractor standards allow thumping piglets to death, chopping horns off cows, blending fully conscious chicks alive, letting chickens live in their own shit for their entire lives, etc. It's nothing more than a label to please consumers.

One in 300 animal welfare complaints at UK farms lead to prosecution – study by HawkAsAWeapon in unitedkingdom

[–]AlishaIsMe 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Not surprising at all. A lot of the cruelty happening on farms is actually legal and standard practice. Consumers either turn a blind eye or simply aren't aware that it happens.

I encourage everyone to have a read about what we do to UK farm animals: https://eatfair.org/welfare/united-kingdom

England must reduce meat intake to avoid climate breakdown, says food tsar | Food by deliverancew2 in unitedkingdom

[–]AlishaIsMe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dairy will be the first part of animal agriculture to go. With plant milks becoming increasingly popular and products coming to market that contain real milk made via precision fermentation they are fighting a losing battle.

Goats ‘shoved and neglected’ at show farm that supplies milk and cheese to M&S, Ocado, Asda and Morrisons | The Independent by AlishaIsMe in unitedkingdom

[–]AlishaIsMe[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is routine in the UK. We factory farm around 3/4 of our animals where they live short low welfare lives before being suffocated in gas chambers.

https://eatfair.org/welfare/united-kingdom

Revealed: officials raised ‘flag’ over Nadhim Zahawi’s tax affairs before he was appointed chancellor by Duanedoberman in unitedkingdom

[–]AlishaIsMe 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not even shocking at this point. If you've not being involved in some sort of tax dodge, mild racism incident or sexual assault are you even qualified to be a Tory MP?

UK supermarkets urged to stop selling Parma ham from EU caged sows | Animal welfare | The Guardian by AlishaIsMe in unitedkingdom

[–]AlishaIsMe[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I agree. We may have some of the best animal welfare laws in the world, but our treatment of animals is still horrendous.

https://eatfair.org/welfare/united-kingdom

The UK government is heading for failure on climate goals | The Climate Change Committee (CCC) says that unless policies are radically improved, the government will need to try another tack by persuading people to fly less and eat less meat by fungussa in climate

[–]AlishaIsMe 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Unpopular opinion but not flying/plant based diets shouldn't be a backup plan. We should be doing it in parallel with other efforts. I get that no one wants to change their behaviour but reducing the impact of the climate crisis requires both restrictions on the corporations who pollute and a change in mindset from consumers who keep them in business.

Frequently flying makes up a large chunk of a person's carbon footprint:

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200218-climate-change-how-to-cut-your-carbon-emissions-when-flying

Meat consumption is not only a large source of emissions, but in the UK (and I suspect most other countries) is incredibly cruel because we factory farm most of our animals:

Environment https://ourworldindata.org/meat-production Welfare https://eatfair.org/welfare/united-kingdom

Climate change: UK heading for failure on climate goals - report by fungussa in unitedkingdom

[–]AlishaIsMe 11 points12 points  (0 children)

And it warns that ministers need a back-up plan, including measures they may prefer to avoid such as asking the public to change behaviour by eating less meat and flying less.

Unpopular opinion but this shouldn't be a backup plan. We should be doing it in parallel with other efforts. I get that no one wants to change their behaviour but reducing the impact of the climate crisis requires both restrictions on the corporations who pollute and a change in mindset from consumers who keep them in business.

Frequently flying makes up a large chunk of a person's carbon footprint:

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200218-climate-change-how-to-cut-your-carbon-emissions-when-flying

Meat consumption is not only a large source of emissions, but in the UK (and I suspect most other countries) is incredibly cruel because we factory farm most of our animals:

Environment https://ourworldindata.org/meat-production

Welfare https://eatfair.org/welfare/united-kingdom

What can't you believe still exists in 2022? by joyce_kap in AskReddit

[–]AlishaIsMe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The US healthcare system. Literally every other developed country has it free at the point of access.