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Sunday, June 19, 2005
the fur trade
In John Lennon's Imagine, the song goes
imagine there's no countries or religon,
nothing to kill or die for
all the people living in peace
I think much of the fighting and killings happening around the world will stop if the concept of countries and especially religion is abolished. But never completely. There will always be reasons for senseless killings because of the selfish and violent nature of mankind.
Just look at this video showing the harvesting of fur from what looked like raccoons. I stopped watching when the farmer chopped off the legs. The poor animal was still alive during the ordeal. This probably took place in China, known for such delicacies as live monkey brains.
link to video - extreme graphic warning!!
I am reminded of my visit to an abattoir during my primary school days. It was one of those family outings organized by the CC. We were standing on the upper floor looking down at an efficient assembly line of death. Pigs, probably crazed by the scent of blood, were screaming and trying to retreat to the entrance as if knowing what lies ahead for them. Carcasses hung on hooks.
They are herded along a narrow aisle one at a time. Electric prods are applied to their heads to stun them. The stunned pigs are hung up on cranes by their hind legs and rolled over to the next station. As the pigs roll past on the cranes, a worker slit their throats. The cranes stopped at the end of the line for quite a while, presumably for the blood to drain off. I noticed quite a number of pigs were still twitching.
The screams of the pigs, nauseating smell of blood, pools of blood on the floor, the claustrophobic feel of the place...i still get goose bumps when i think back. A family outing that features a visit to an abattoir, have to wonder what kind of sons of bitches were in the organizing commitee.
Incidentally, Lennon was shot dead by a crazed fan seeking fame. So much for idealism.
imagine there's no countries or religon,
nothing to kill or die for
all the people living in peace
I think much of the fighting and killings happening around the world will stop if the concept of countries and especially religion is abolished. But never completely. There will always be reasons for senseless killings because of the selfish and violent nature of mankind.
Just look at this video showing the harvesting of fur from what looked like raccoons. I stopped watching when the farmer chopped off the legs. The poor animal was still alive during the ordeal. This probably took place in China, known for such delicacies as live monkey brains.
link to video - extreme graphic warning!!
I am reminded of my visit to an abattoir during my primary school days. It was one of those family outings organized by the CC. We were standing on the upper floor looking down at an efficient assembly line of death. Pigs, probably crazed by the scent of blood, were screaming and trying to retreat to the entrance as if knowing what lies ahead for them. Carcasses hung on hooks.
They are herded along a narrow aisle one at a time. Electric prods are applied to their heads to stun them. The stunned pigs are hung up on cranes by their hind legs and rolled over to the next station. As the pigs roll past on the cranes, a worker slit their throats. The cranes stopped at the end of the line for quite a while, presumably for the blood to drain off. I noticed quite a number of pigs were still twitching.
The screams of the pigs, nauseating smell of blood, pools of blood on the floor, the claustrophobic feel of the place...i still get goose bumps when i think back. A family outing that features a visit to an abattoir, have to wonder what kind of sons of bitches were in the organizing commitee.
Incidentally, Lennon was shot dead by a crazed fan seeking fame. So much for idealism.
posted by 桔梗, 10:00 PM
