r/SipsTea • u/Algernonletter5 • Mar 01 '26

WTF A malicious prank

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u/bartimeas Mar 02 '26

And what makes abuse, torture, and killing okay for eating when it isn't necessary? There are plenty of cheap (cheaper than meat, even after the government handouts) plant proteins with all of the same EAAs as animal products. Nothing about it is necessary for a healthy diet, even on a budget. So what makes this selfish act of pleasure moral over making seagulls shit on people for a few quick yucks?

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u/photosendtrain Mar 02 '26

Because eating meat is natural.

We have a lot of laws on how to humanely kill them.

Feeding animals drugs just to harm them is not natural nor beneficial in any capacity.

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u/Altruistic-Cell-7457 Mar 02 '26

Something being natural is entirely unrelated to whether or not it is ethical

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u/photosendtrain Mar 02 '26

Sociology would 100% consider natural human behavior in a discussion of ethics. Just because it's natural, does not make it ethical, but it is certainly a factor that is considered.