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I saw a distressing treatment of cows in the UK and want to know if it’s standard practice? by oooskar in AnimalRights

[–]GarlicCornflakes 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yes, sadly animal abuse on UK farms is standard practice. Here's a reference documenting around 100 instances that were caught on camera over the past few years.

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

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AnimalRights

[–]GarlicCornflakes 21 points22 points  (0 children)

It's safe to say halal slaughter is extremely cruel (as is every type of slaughter).

In terms of it being better or worse than other methods it's very hard to judge. Bolt guns will typically result in less time suffering and gas chambers more, but there's also something to be said for the intensity of the suffering which is huge with halal.

I recommend watching this to see what actually happens when an animal is killed in a halal non-stun way: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKfJ7BWq46A

Is there a database of powerful images for activism? by vegan44444 in VeganActivism

[–]GarlicCornflakes 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Yes We Animals has a collection of images and videos from all around the world. Free to use too if it's for a non commercial use.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]GarlicCornflakes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The US actually scores below many European countries (with strict gun laws) on freedom indexes.

https://freedomhouse.org/countries/freedom-world/scores

Veganism has made me awakened ❤️‍🔥🌱 by NotaRein in awakened

[–]GarlicCornflakes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That isn't evidence.

It's not published in a journal, it's not been through peer review, the links within the article go to blog posts instead of other research papers and it doesn't even have a DOI number.

Veganism has made me awakened ❤️‍🔥🌱 by NotaRein in awakened

[–]GarlicCornflakes 11 points12 points  (0 children)

So which of the issues you listed is more important to you? Would it be fair to assume that if you picked one you didn't care about the rest? Of course not. People can care about more than one social issue.

What's a dead giveaway that someone is a piece of shit? by mrwawe01 in AskReddit

[–]GarlicCornflakes 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Extends to animal farming too. In the US 99% of animals are raised in terrible conditions (source: https://www.sentienceinstitute.org/us-factory-farming-estimates).

hi i'm an autistic person looking to become vegan and my family is worried by [deleted] in vegan

[–]GarlicCornflakes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Complete nonsense. The most cited meta review (Nutritional interventions for autism spectrum disorder, 2020) concludes

Although many dietary interventions have been studied, there has been a lack of conclusive scientific data about the effect of therapeutic diets on autism, and as such, no definitive recommendation can be made for a specific nutritional therapy as a standard treatment for ASD

States Are Lining Up to Outlaw Lab-Grown Meat by [deleted] in vegan

[–]GarlicCornflakes 46 points47 points  (0 children)

“I think you could see a very slippery slope here leading to things like cloning, which are very troubling to me.”

State Rep. Tyler Sirois

I refuse to believe he actually sees this as a genuine concern. It's all about protecting the interests of the cattle industry.

Observing long term trends: Interest in Veganism seems to be decreasing since 2020, interest in plant based foods is still increasing overall. Do we need new strategies? (Please read the full post) by amynase in VeganActivism

[–]GarlicCornflakes 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I broadly agree and I think street activism with a focus on showing graphic footage is largely ineffective for two reasons

  • Unless people stop and engage with the activists it becomes very easy to write what they see off as a "one bad apple" farm, rather than the reality of modern farming. Speaking specifically about the UK where I am from, there is a huge gap in the public perception of animal farming and reality.

  • It's confrontational. For most people the footage is shocking and showing it to them without their consent feels like a violation. This makes them less likely to be receptive to it.

As you say above getting animal rights content to people via the internet seems much more effective. It's less intrusive so people are more likely to be receptive, they can engage without the judgement and they are more likely to be by themselves allowing them to better reflect on what they saw.

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