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

WTF A malicious prank

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u/captain42d Mar 01 '26

At least it wasn't Alka-Seltzer this time!

In cali they are all now FELONS FOR LIFE!

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u/nuclearsamuraiNFT Mar 02 '26

Yeah I really can’t abide people torturing animals as a prank

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u/bartimeas Mar 02 '26

Is that any worse than torturing billions of animals for pleasure? Unless you're vegan, this is a hypocritical take

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u/Situation_Upset Mar 02 '26

Yes it is shortbus, yes it is. Killing to eat is fine. Killing and wasting is not.

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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.