Have you looked into the animal abuses that take place regularly in places like the USA in factory farms? There is a reason they tend to have good security practices and an army of lobbyists. They need to ensure the undercover videos stop getting leaked of how they treat cows, chickens, pigs, etc... They also need the politicians in their back pocket to ensure no regulations can be passed/enforced so they can continue to squeeze out every penny of profit for their shareholders at the expense of the animals.
I liken it to how I see corruption in day to day life when visiting countries in south asia. Local bureaucrats and cops demand bribes regularly. In America, the bribery/corruption is only allowed at the highest levels (lobbying and the 2 tier justice system) so you don't see it daily. Therefore we think there is less corruption in America because its not in your face day to day.
Similarly, animal abuses in some of the places you mentioned may occur on the streets (very unfortunate). In places like America, they happen behind closed doors where the animals (slaves) are unseen until they show up in the supermarket.
Good point.
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Precisely why I haven't eaten meat in a decade
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This is a really good point. Prevailing attitudes towards animals are no guarantee they'll be treated well.
The abuses in factory farms dwarf anything rural villagers could come up with, despite the fact that most Americans would describe themselves as "animal lovers".
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i think a lot of people are quite ignorant of the horrors there and, in this case, ignorance is bliss i suppose.
at least there are other organisations that will prosecute and punish animal abuse tho
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at least there are other organisations that will prosecute and punish animal abuse tho
Not at any appreciable scale. A random act of public animal abuse might be punished, but not the systematic abuse in factory farms.
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