Is killing pigs for food the same as murdering children?

[Rostogovia]

If their culture demands the murder of sentient beings, than yes.

Should lions and tigers stop existing just because evolution demanded they only eat meat?

Thats different, they MUST eat meat to survive. We do not have to.

[Keventle]

You're not a carnivore.

Humans are omnivores.

I totally cleared that up later..read on my friend

[Mavorpen]

Well.. obviously pigs can't have human rights... they're not human. They should be granted pig rights, tho. They have the right to be tasty :3

I ate pig. I still eat pig. I will eat pig.
Pig pig pig

Why can't pigs have human rights? In my opinion all sentient beings are people.

Because pigs have no use for marriage.

[Lingang]

Good thing I don't eat pork!

[Herskerstad]

And what legal body shall enforce this?

The UN, their the organization that usually handles genocide.

Good luck persuading the Arab factions of the UN to give pigs human rights in their nation.

[Union Of Canadorian Socialists Republic]

Neither do crazy homeless people.

But they are humans, and they speak human, so..

Fair enough, though some seem so drunk I can never understand a word they say.

[Keventle]

Should lions and tigers stop existing just because evolution demanded they only eat meat?

Thats different, they MUST eat meat to survive. We do not have to.

I need protein, so yes I do.

[Insane Kidney Mentality]

And what legal body shall enforce this?

The UN, their the organization that usually handles genocide.

The United Nations can barely handle the slaughter of people, I highly doubt that they'll be any more effective, nor concerned, with the slaughter of animals and livestock.

[The Remnants of Kobol]

No. I doubt children taste as good.

This

[Meryuma]

I dunno. It's certainly troubling.

My personal philosophy is that since humans are able to survive without taking lives, it's our obligation to do so.

Speak for yourself. Not everyone is capable of maintaining a vegetarian or vegan diet healthily and sustainably.

[Mavorpen]

Thats different, they MUST eat meat to survive. We do not have to.

I need protein, so yes I do.

Protein doesn't JUST come from meat.

[The Northern United American Republic]

Wait...You mean I'm not supposed to eat pigs or children?

What's this world coming to?!?!

[Kiruri]

But they are humans, and they speak human, so..

Fair enough, though some seem so drunk I can never understand a word they say.

Well, that is true xP

[Rostogovia]

You're not a carnivore.

Humans are omnivores.

Who cares what human nature says, human nature was also responsible for the Holocaust.

[Vozt Yurkova]

It depends if you're eating the children.

[Mavorpen]

Humans are omnivores.

Who cares what human nature says, human nature was also responsible for the Holocaust.

What the actual fuck?

[Keventle]

I need protein, so yes I do.

Protein doesn't JUST come from meat.

who is to tell me how I get my protein

[Imperializt Russia]

Multiple studies have shown that pigs preform better on intelligence tests and cognitive evaluations than most 3 year old children, indicating that they are just as sentient as 3 year old children of our own species. Mother pigs in factory farms are known to cry and howl for days after they are separated from their children, pacing around their pens and attempting to find their lost children. what does NS think, is the meat industry genocide?

"Pigs have the cognitive ability to be quite sophisticated. Even more so than dogs and certainly three-year olds.” — Professor Donald Broom, Oxford University

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/27/opinion/thinking-about-pigs-before-theyre-food.html?_r=0
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/10/science/10angier.html

Nope, not genocide.

We wouldn't have pork products if we actually genocided pigs.

[Union Of Canadorian Socialists Republic]

And what legal body shall enforce this?

The UN, their the organization that usually handles genocide.

But the UN and many national governments protects these rights.

http://indigenousfoundations.arts.ubc.ca/home/land-rights/aboriginal-rights.html

[Rostogovia]

Thats different, they MUST eat meat to survive. We do not have to.

I need protein, so yes I do.

I haven't eaten meat since I was four, and I'm at the pinnacle of health.

[Mavorpen]

Protein doesn't JUST come from meat.

how is to tell me how I get my protein

Have fun.

[Soldati Senza Confini]

No... Not really.

[Aeternabilis]

Humans are omnivores.

Who cares what human nature says, human nature was also responsible for the Holocaust.

And Godwin's law makes its first appearance. But seriously, human nature also allowed you to complain about meat eaters on the internet and live in your house.

[Arkinesia]

No. Pigs do not have similar inherent value to human beings. Intelligence is not the only worthwhile trait in considering sapience.

[Insane Kidney Mentality]

Humans are omnivores.

Who cares what human nature says, human nature was also responsible for the Holocaust.

... and here we go with the Godwin...