Today, I tried to be kind to animals and get my dad to buy cage-free eggs. When I told him it was dollar more, he started yelling and making a scene in the middle of the store, saying that chickens are ugly and they deserve to suffer. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I was denounced for being a terrible person, because my family raises chickens, some of which we eat. I was then told how cruel I am for "killing innocent birds" and that "good" people buy their meat from the supermarket. FML
Today, as I fed my dog his dinner of chicken offal, a drumstick, a wing, a mackerel, and a raw egg, my dad bitched and moaned that I waste money feeding him meat instead of just buying the cheapest kibble at the store. FML
Today, I argued with my roommate about which eggs to buy: organic, pasture-raised, free-range, or AI-verified climate-positive. We settled on whatever was cheapest. They were $9. FML
Today, I was at the fish store asking if they were hiring. My stepdad decided to humiliate me by screaming at them repeatedly that I'm a good person and that I deserve the job. FML
Today, my dad got into an argument with the cashier about how overpriced the scented tampons were. FML
Today, I was in a store with my dad. He completely lost his temper and began yelling at the store owners. For some reason, he then removed his shirt in protest. FML
Today, my dad forced me to leave my empty shopping cart in the middle of a store, rather than return it to the corral. My dad’s word is law, and all I can think about is how much of an asshole I am. FML
Today, my son asked for candy at a supermarket checkout. I said no. He laid on the floor and began screaming as if I'd killed his pet rabbit. Other parents nodded at me in silent sympathy, while strangers judged me with their glares. I bought the candy. He still screamed. FML
Today, my vegan step-mom found out I ate at McDonald's yesterday. She gave me hell and asked me how it feels to give money to "murderers". All while my dad sat quietly by because he's too whipped to speak his mind. It wasn't even her house a month ago. FML
Today, I went to the supermarket to get some Easter gifts for my kids. At the register, I was verbally abused to the point of tears by the cashier, for having way too many items for the 12 items or less lane. I had 13. FML
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WCARlover 35
Well if you're so concerned about it buy them yourself...not to sound harsh but your dad obviously isn't on board
unicornfairy 0
Chickens are not ugly! They are cute.
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perdix 31
Why shoulld the chickens suffer? They're not the ones overcharging for the eggs! If anyone deserves to get their pecker cut off, it's the greedy store management. On the other hand, you should be worried if your dad is willing to pay $5 more, because he thinks chickens are hot!
redielg 6
First world problems
skyeyez9 25
Cage free still suffer. No joke: as chicks, they are shot into a big warehouse with what looks like a tennis ball launcher. It looks roomy when they are babies, but when full grown the "cage free" area is so crowded they can barely move. Once they are done producing eggs, they are slaughtered. Only way to Be sure the chickens are treated humanely, is to raise your own. Commercially farmed animals suffer. All of them.
TraceCase_ 19
So true. Hatcheries and slaughterhouses are where the real cruelty happens, but organic farmers never talk about where they get their hens, what they do with them when they can't produce anymore or what happens to all the roosters. They couldn't make a profit at all if they were raising all chickens from birth to natural death. Chickens can live about a decade. Something to think about before you convince yourself you're buying cruelty free products.
skyeyez9 25
I want to raise some chickens one day. But If I did that, I would treat them as pets and not have the heart to eat them. But they are still useful past the egg laying years. Let them roam your garden and they will eat all the bugs in it. They will even eat ticks in your yard. Their poop is good for your garden too.
MissHayleyJames 7
It is misinformation leading the public to believe commercial food animals suffer. They only suffering they face is some stress. Injuries are not that common and are caused by other animals, not humans. If you raise a cow yourself, it's going to go through the same stress when it's transported to the slaughter house that the other animals experience, if not more since it'll be a very new experience for it. Unless you slaughter it yourself on your property out in it's field, it will still "suffer".
skyeyez9 25
I guess you never saw the tons of hidden videos on youtube of slaughterhouse workers abusing the animals for no reason? Playing kickball with a chicken or chicken baseball? Processing animals before they are even dead? Speed and quantity rule Over making sure the animal Is humanely killed in slaughterhouses.
MissHayleyJames 7
And now there are regulations in place to stop that crap. If you compare those few instances to the grand scheme of animal slaughter it's absolutely nothing. Slaughter used to be horrible but it's not anymore. It's not perfect but it's no longer cruel. The handful of bastards that do that crap out of the thousands or more people who don't doesn't define an entire industry. PETA and HSUS ONLY show the 5 bad instances out of thousands to get people riled up about stuff. It's like SHARK with rodeo too. They only want people to believe what they want them to believe to meet their agenda. If you've heard of Temple Grandin (or if you haven't), you should look into her work. I've met her and had her lecture to one of my classes (I unfortunately couldn't get into the class she taught full time because of the waiting list) and she singlehandedly changed the food animal industry and the way the animals are treated in plants, including the equipment used to move the animals while still alive.
skyeyez9 25
I know who she is. She is an autistic savant/prodigy who can "get into an animal's head" and understand them better than most.
MissHayleyJames 7
She also has designed the conveyor systems that are now used in slaughter houses across the country to move individual cows inside the building. She's also been responsible for changing and strengthening regulations in slaughter houses to make them as humane as possible. She is at the forefront of food animal welfare.
gingrrr 1
You are aware that cage free is bullshit right? They get like an extra square inch of space and they pack thousands of birds into one room.
The_Hitdude 12
That's alright. I apologize for coming across as sarcastic, that is the last thing I wanted to do. Interesting that this is what your church taught you. I go to church aswell, but I suppose location and others opinions can end up shaping ours. I'm glad I was able to move you--even if it was only a little. Something is better than nothing, I suppose :). Have a good rest of the day. Godspeed.
peacefully84 19
Watch the episode of Penn & Teller's Bullshit about organic food. If I remember right, it had something about how "free range" means "stuffed into a small, crowded, and dirty room".
Michaelsgirl04 9
147: PETA stands for People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals. they're supposed to be an animal rights activist group but they're totally hypocritical. All the real animal rights activists hate them.
arimcg 0
What a cruel person, sorry but that's just sad.
schmelia 10
Pigs have the cognitive ability of an average four year old. Research consistently proves that animals feel pain, fear, distress, sadness. They also show signs of happiness and excitement. Your belief is not supported by any evidence and no doubt founded in archaic assumptions. Try reading a few articles on the subject of animals' emotional abilities and I'm sure you'll find yourself very pleasantly surprised!
SmokinPistol 1
You idiot!! Cages keep chickens safe and healthy! When they are free they panic and crush each other and its crazy expansive for the ranchers. Buy eggs from local 4-H members if you are concerned about chicken well being.
skyeyez9 25
Insee chickens on a family farm where they are free to roam. They don't freak out and kill each other. They scratch the ground, search for bugs to eat, sit on their eggs and roost at night. Which is Normal.. If they are in an overcrowded unsanitary condition, they will hurt each other due to lack of space.
MissHayleyJames 7
That's with a smaller number of chickens though. Even with lots of space if you have a hundred chickens they'll still attack each other.