Comments | sparkiepop: Those who eat turkeys are supporting this cruelty.

sparkiepop

Those who eat turkeys are supporting this cruelty.

Nov 21, 2008 10:44

Watch more videos at PETA.orgMore than 72 million of the nearly 270 million turkeys killed for food every year in the U.S. are slaughtered for holiday meals. This year, just prior to the flesh-focused Thanksgiving holiday, PETA conducted an undercover investigation lasting more than two months at the factory farms of Aviagen Turkeys, Inc., the ( Read more... )

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malakhai November 22 2008, 02:34:58 UTC

I hope that isn't true. PETA tends to make things up.

sparkiepop November 22 2008, 08:54:38 UTC

It's true. The "meat industry" is so fucking awful, it's astonishing. PETA has loads of undercover footage that is terrifying and heartbreaking - I absolutely refuse to watch them because it makes me cry. It's despicable and disgusting the way animals are treated. That's why I can't understand why people love destroying and eating animals, wearing their skins, using their body parts, etc. I hate preaching about it, but it's a GIANT part of my life and I have to stand up for what I believe in. I have to praise veganism and do what I can to show people the truth. That's what PETA does. I support them, I'm a PETA member and a huge fan. I know they do some pretty hardcore things, but it's their passion and commitment that I admire ( ... )

malakhai November 22 2008, 15:40:21 UTC

I don't eat a lot of meat. I think I have it once or twice a week. That's about the best I can cut it down to....:(

sparkiepop November 22 2008, 18:17:02 UTC

You do what's right for you, I'm not judging or demanding my friends to convert. There's no point in aggressively forcing my beliefs onto people and trying to convince them - a 2007 poll estimated that only 5% of America are vegetarians. There are roughly 2,000,000 vegans in the US (population 302,000,000). That's only .006%. So, it's clearly not for everybody ( ... )