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January 12, 2010 |
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Pigs
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Welcome to week four of 52tochangetheworld! This song is the first where I've actually researched a specific topic. I tried to broaden my knowledge base a bit in the process. Here ( Diigo - 52tochangetheworld - Pigs ) are some of the more interesting results of that exercise. You can read my comments as well hopefully. If you fancy joining Diigo (it is pretty awesome IMO:-) and chipping in this could turn into more of a discussion. Be sure to use the 'pigs' tag (case sensitive) for anything you share so it appears in this list. Alternatively leave a comment on this post or email me. I want to learn from you.
Researching for this song was a little shocking for me. I thought I was cynical enough but watching some of the videos of the conditions these poor animals are forced to live in - even the videos/descriptions by the meat industry themselves were beyond cruel - for once even I don't have words for something. It struck me as odd that we use the word 'pig' as a derisory term and yet 'humane' somehow is used positively. It is us humans who regularly commit inhumane acts such as these. So I walked a mile on piggy trotters and here's the result. Enjoy. |
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Just because we're so smart We don't have to be dull See it's cool here in the mud so we play We may have trotters for feet but we dream just like you You know at night we even sing to our babes We may have been bred, to be bacon and ham But that don't mean that we're not worthy of life So we'd appreciate a little discernment from you as to Where you stick your fork and your knife Who you callin' Pigs? You're gonna spoil our good name You gotta be kiddin me When you say humane You lock us in crates To give birth to our young We never even get to see the outside 200 of us in ten meters by twelve You wouldn't do this to the worst of our kind We may have been bred To be sausage and pork But that don't mean we should be tortured and killed Five months of hell then you slaughter our hides That's why I hope you burn yourself on your grill! |
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My parents used to keep pigs when I was growing up. Did you know, a sow can have 2 litters a year and each litter can be up to 12 piglets. They are quite a commitment!
My parents kept one sow as a pet, but farmed the offspring to sell meat to the village and stock up our freezer. The pigs were free range and well looked after – they had plenty of mud, walnut trees and shelter so I would say as happy as possible.
We used to feed the pigs leftover food scraps and bones – they eat everything and love it. But we had a rule, where we wouldn’t feed them our leftovers if it was pork – just seemed wrong!
Comment by Tom — January 13, 2010 @ 1:32 pm
Thanks. I know some people are against animal husbandry full stop but I really like the sound of what you just described. The animals are here and so are we so why not do something to our mutual advantage… I still have this feeling that I couldn’t slaughter an animal myself though. Am I just a squeamish wimp I wonder?
If they actually get a better life than they would in the wild I can see there’s a trade there albeit a rather grizzly one. Something in me longs for a day where we keep them for the fertilizer etc but don’t kill them. That would require some modifications to our capitalist system I think!
Comment by Rob — January 13, 2010 @ 3:28 pm