This PETA Video Shocked Me
One thing that annoys me is when I argue with my mother over something I feel I am so right about, only to realize later that she has been so correct all along. This was our case over veggies. It used to be such a big issue between us, that even now when I’ve become friendly with the vegetable section of the local stores, she’d automatically remind (nay, lecture) about the benefits of eating green whenever she gets word that I’m not feeling well.
Now, even with much encouragement, I don’t believe I’m ready to go vegan. Not when I’m trying to lose extra fat, in exchange for more muscle. And PETA has more convincing to do for me to finally yield to their call to ban the meat in my diet altogether. I am omnivorous, thank you. My teeth are my proof.
Seeing this video however, makes me want to think twice. I find it too extreme, but informative, nontheless. It was enough to give a jolt and make me question.
content warning: the animal cruelty presented in this video may be unpleasant and objectionable.
Some people may find the video offensive in that it’s not only very brutal and graphic, but it also comes across as too pushy, and personally I got turned off by the guilt trip. Beyond that however, I see a need for me, for us, to be aware of where and how our food came to be. With frozen meat in supermarkets, I don’t see much assurance other than the label, the brands they belong to. The kilatisin, amuyin, kurutin (inspect, smell, pinch) routine wouldn’t suffice, would it? What guarantees that these were prepared according to how we want them?
My family usually buys meat from sources we know who raise their livestock under free range and organic conditions (which are two different things, by the way). Whenever there’s a chance, we buy them alive, and this is common with poultry. But there are instances when hitting the supermarket freezers is most convenient. I wonder how these meats get to the grocers here in the Philippines? Do they have a similar fate?
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hehe… sorry. nilagyan ko na ng warning. but i’d bet my a** if readers will take heed. tibayan na lang ang sikmura.
Posted 8 months, 3 weeks agohayz, sana nga tumagal efek sakin, usually kc out of syt, out of mind eh. pero if im gona lose sme w8 n sve a lot of money by going veggie, men, i owe u a lot
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Posted 8 months, 3 weeks agoi didnt watch it, takot ako e, hehe… alam mo, my husband dont want the family to buy meat from any grocery stores, we buy from our local butcher. kumbaga, nagpapakatay kami and we ask them to prepare them into cutlets, meatballs, etc and then bag them separately tapos we just freeze them. kasi daming cases dito ng spoiled meat na binebenta nila sa mga grocery stores at fast food restos e. and though we eat veggies and fresh fruits na mostly galing sa aming garden, parang malayong maging vegan kami. i even have a niece here who’s been a vegetarian for a long. long time tapos biglang she’s back into eating meat. i havent asked her why, pero am curious why..
maswerte tayo, madali sa atin na maghanap ng pagkain na safe.
most vegetarians i know are rather young, and idealistic, which can be a rather passing stage. when they finally get into the real world, they might find it difficult to stick… andaming pressures kaya… family, friends, work.
i’m more concerned about whether i’d get my nutrients in sufficient amounts… when i mentioned above that my teeth are my proof (to being omnivorous), i’m saying that a vegetarian diet is a deviation from what is natural, and thus may leave out important nutrients taken in normally.
pero i’m enjoying my veggies na talaga. depende na yun sa pagkagawa talaga.
Posted 8 months, 3 weeks agohmmmm.. di ko na lang din muna papanoorin ung vid kuya..
di ako mahilig sa gulay, pero mukhang magiging vegetarian na ako… hehehe..
**out of topic**
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Posted 8 months, 3 weeks agoi cant sustain watching such video.. i listen to voice over though. it’s informative.
tood nuh? maayo gani kay naa’y voice over, and it works. so people can just opt to listen.
Posted 8 months, 3 weeks agosalamat sa pagbisita bai!
awts.. nakakaawa.. yun lang masasabi ko!
Posted 8 months, 3 weeks agoi heeded your warning. i’m not a veggie lover talaga. i sooper hated veggies when i was a kid. i hated anything green back then. the only green thing i ate was green mangoes (still, di pa rin green yun). it’s just now that i’m learning to eat veggies. iniisip ko kse, i will be a future mom sometime, san ako kukuha ng nutrients pag nagmatigas ako na ayoko ng gulay. i have no idea what’s shown on the vid though.
…tsaka as parents, we need to be living examples of what we preach. paano gaganahan ang mga iyan kung nasisira ang mukha natin tuwing makakita ng gulay?
Posted 8 months, 2 weeks agoIMHO, it’s not the consumer’s fault if suppliers do the things they do the way they see fit. if they can come up with a law to post videos of how the actual meat processing thing came to be on all the packaging of all meat products, perhaps some meat manufacturers would find a better and, um, humane, way of–err–slaughtering them. or they can have people oversee the process to ensure that all the “massacre” be done in a manner that will not “hurt” the animals.
the same thing happens to veggies and plants, in general, for crying out loud. they get cut, sliced, chopped and grown en masse. people even developed ways to “plant” them out of their natural habitat–in the air, in the water–just coz we don’t have enough soil for them to thrive on. don’t you think that’s injustice too? how would you want to live suspended in air on life support? then there’s grafting, uprooting and what-have-yous. oh, and how about bonsai? when trees are forced to become really small? i don’t eat bonsai. do you? but at least chopping a chicken’s head off has a better purpose. i don’t display my chicken in my den! bonsai trees would probably prefer to be decapitated if they can only be asked to choose rather than be the object of ooohs and aahs of houseguests. and the pumpkins. you think they’re having fun when eyes are carved out of them so they’ll make good halloween centerpieces? tsk. so you see, it’s the same thing.
i’m a huge animal lover. roarrrrh, i love animals. lol. but hey, food is food. there’s a reason why there’s a food chain and a food web. to create a balance in nature, so to speak. i’m a huge fan of taking action to save endangered species. i support WWF on a regular basis. so i guess i’m doing my share without asking for anything in return. i’m not saying that gives me the right to kick and get abusive to animals but, hello world, an egg-laying hen’s non-stop cackling can be really annoying. we used to have turkeys in our farm cum house where I grew up in and they always, always found it funny when i they’d chase me back into the house every time they’re out there. oh no, i don’t eat turkey. purely because it’s not something that comes in cheap, and i don’t like the taste of it. and a cat’s horny mating call in the black of night can really rouse my violent tendencies. oh, especially when stray ones get into the kitchen and eat my fish!
now, where’s my fried chicken? oh, liempo would be best. the greasier, the better. hehe. i love my greens but they won’t keep me sane for one whole day. oh, and meat helped me lose weight, not veggies.
thanks dokie, i always have a thing for violence. hahaha. i don’t want to sound cold and cruel but animals don’t have the monopoly of sad and hard lives.
Posted 8 months, 1 week agohala, sorry, mura kog ga-post ug blog entry instead of a comment! hehehe. karon pa ko kitas kataas. sensya na dokie. thanks for dropping by ganina.
it’s alright, you’re always welcome.
the shock value of videos like this only serve to catch attention. we like to make informed decisions, to be in control. the final say is still on us consumers. mao nga turn-off kaayo pod sa ako ang tono sa PETA ani, kay it’s pushing it too far. unsaon na lang ang life kung way lechon? adobong tofu? hello… pakan-a na lang ko’g styrofoam.
Posted 8 months, 1 week agoAmen to that, dokie.
Posted 8 months, 1 week agoif there is what we call humane for human beings, what is it for the animals and plants (in the when they are prepared for human consumption)?
oh well, if only things are done the right way.. i doubt if those butchers have any conscience left in them anymore.
the correct term to use will still be humane, as it applies/refers to the doer (man) of an act characterized by kindness, mercy, compassion.
Posted 8 months, 1 week agoSo informative. Thanks God I am a vegetarian.
Posted 7 months, 3 weeks agonaiyak ako nito..
Posted 7 months, 3 weeks agograbe… i can never kill an animal..
maybe rats… i can.. but those poor animals..
i can never do their job..
kawawa man.
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Posted 6 months, 2 weeks agoje sui de france jai vu la video c horible ce kil leur font
Posted 6 months, 2 weeks ago