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Go vegan

I know why they would do this (profit) but given that they should know that this'll lead to disease problems and infectious meat that'll harm people (including possibly themselves and their own family and friends) shouldn't they stop and think "Oh, this'll probably cause big problems in the future, even for me." and stop this shit?

Don't get me wrong, I think the meat industry needs major reform, and that meat alternatives should be greatly supported, but in the meantime, even profiteers should know better than this. And if the don't, people and governments should force them to do the right thing anyway. That's why government actually exists, not to do the bidding of the highest paying donors.

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Animal Outlook’s investigator said the farm had begun using feedback because some piglets were getting sick with diarrhea, losing weight, and their skin was turning from pink to a grayish hue.

Some pig researchers say that while feedback has clear benefits in fighting, for example, PEDv — a virus that caused hundreds of millions of dollars in economic loss to the pork industry a decade ago — it can be risky, and there’s no standard protocol.

Jim Reynolds, a bovine veterinarian in California who’s also worked with pigs and specializes in epidemiology, said the practice makes sense in theory, but he doesn’t recommend it in part because it risks exposing animals to unintended diseases.

That much was evident in the early 2010s fight over so-called pink slime, a mix of meat scraps processed with chemicals meant to kill bacteria, that was turned into filler for beef products.

While feedback may be particularly off-putting, it’s a symptom of a larger problem: America’s enduring desire for cheap, plentiful meat, which has given way to thousands of massive factory farms where stressed, genetically identical animals with poor immune systems are tightly packed together, providing the perfect conditions for disease to spread.

Industry has responded to consumer concerns with the practices brought to light in undercover investigations largely with empty gestures, like firing individual employees for abuse instead of meaningfully changing conditions for animals.

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Animal agriculture is a cruel, inhumane industry. No one should support it and governments need to stop subsidizing these disgusting practices

God save me from fedposting