discussion Should Kids Be Taught About Factory Farming Before Eating Meat?

[GraceRandolph]

Do parents have an obligation to teach their kids about what goes into animal products before introducing them to their children’s diets?

[Devin]

Parents should educate they kids and prepare healthy diets, but leave the carnivore decision up to the child.  

[FOCK]

Yes, it should be taught in primary schools to counteract the propaganda kids are bombarded with by meat & dairy. 
 

The indoctrination begins as early as infanthood - the amount of children’s media & reading material themed around fHarmers & fHarm animals is not a coincidence & it’s designed to instill a false & favourable association with the animal agriculture industry, which becomes more difficult to de-program, once it’s embedded as a core aspect of someone’s development. 
 

They want to associate it with purity, innocence, motherhood, “nature” etc. as early as possible & continue this propaganda right through the lifespan. 
 

If children were taught the reality, we’d see an entire generation choose to turn away from meat & animal by-products, & a much more health & environmentally conscious generation, too. 

Edited October 23, 2023 by FOCK

[Raver]

Awee i remember when I stopped eating chicken after watching that peta KFC video as a teen.

Today I enjoyed a chicken sandwich 

 

OT: No. I mean you can try but meat will always be in demand and kids/teen will eventually snap out of it 

[Joyride]

Yes

[GraceRandolph]

5 minutes ago, Raver said:

Awee i remember when I stopped eating chicken after watching that peta KFC video as a teen.

Today I enjoyed a chicken sandwich 

 

OT: No. I mean you can try but meat will always be in demand and kids/teen will eventually snap out of it 

So you made an informed choice to eat animals but you don’t think children deserve that same right??

[Raver]

Just now, GraceRandolph said:

So you made an informed choice to eat animals but you don’t think children deserve that same right??

What rights? Their rights fall under their parents. If their parents want to feed them meat what's the big deal? So long as the food is nutritious and good for them. Show them these videos and most will snap out of it eventually

[GraceRandolph]

2 minutes ago, Raver said:

What rights? Their rights fall under their parents. If their parents want to feed them meat what's the big deal? So long as the food is nutritious and good for them. Show them these videos and most will snap out of it eventually

It’s impossible for meat to be nutritious. 

[Raver]

Just now, GraceRandolph said:

It’s impossible for meat to be nutritious. 

ok w/e you say I guess 

Edited October 23, 2023 by Raver

[Into The Void]

5 minutes ago, GraceRandolph said:

It’s impossible for meat to be nutritious. 

But its possible for meat to be delicious

 

And ur mis informed

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Meat and poultry are great sources of protein. They also provide lots of other nutrients your body needs, like iodine, iron, zinc, vitamins (especially B12) and essential fatty acids. So it's a good idea to eat meat and poultry every week as part of your balanced diet.

 

Edited October 23, 2023 by Insanity

[Sheep]

Should they be forced to watch footage of sweatshop working conditions before wearing clothes? Nestle documentaries before eating a chocolate or bottle of water? Mica supply chain exposes before owning something shiny? Of course not these are adult concerns.   

Edited October 23, 2023 by Sheep

[GraceRandolph]

6 minutes ago, Insanity said:

But its possible for meat to be delicious

 

And ur mis informed

 

Eating meat always involves cognitive dissonance and it is a leading contributor to climate change. So I guess you think a healthy world for children is one ravaged by climate change and rife with animal abuse to fulfill their protein requirements that can totally be met on a plant based diet? Not to mention that meat is carcinogenic, especially charred meat. 

[Kamil24]

I don't think it'll make much of a difference.

[GraceRandolph]

15 minutes ago, Raver said:

ok w/e you say I guess 

Keep enjoying that meat. That guilt you felt as a teen will only grow and grow. I’m sure it’ll be terrible when you’re an elder.

[Digitalism]

When will you understand that most people know and don't care?

[Katamari]

 Knowing about factory farming isn’t gonna make meat not taste good 

[Raver]

1 minute ago, GraceRandolph said:

Keep enjoying that meat. That guilt you felt as a teen will only grow and grow. I’m sure it’ll be terrible when you’re an elder.

I will. You enjoy your green beans. We all have our preferences 

[GraceRandolph]

3 minutes ago, Digitalism said:

When will you understand that most people know and don't care?

Yep, slavery abolition was brought on by the selfless souls who believed in a better world, not by people who don’t care about issues that don’t impact them directly. 

[Breathe On Moi]

12 minutes ago, Sheep said:

Should they be forced to watch footage of sweatshop working conditions before wearing clothes? Nestle documentaries before eating a chocolate or bottle of water? Mica supply chain exposes before owning something shiny? Of course not these are adult concerns.   

literally  imagine causing your toddler to be depressive and on anti-depressants by the age of 5. 

[GraceRandolph]

1 minute ago, Breathe On Moi said:

literally  imagine causing your toddler to be depressive and on anti-depressants by the age of 5. 

So factory farming is so horrific it causes depression? We should end it then huh?

Edited October 23, 2023 by GraceRandolph

[Breathe On Moi]

3 minutes ago, GraceRandolph said:

So factory farming is so horrific it causes depression? We should end it then huh?

we should end absolutely everything then is the point that @Sheep was trying to get across. 
 

[wastedpotential]

12 minutes ago, GraceRandolph said:

Eating meat always involves cognitive dissonance and it is a leading contributor to climate change. So I guess you think a healthy world for children is one ravaged by climate change and rife with animal abuse to fulfill their protein requirements that can totally be met on a plant based diet? Not to mention that meat is carcinogenic, especially charred meat. 

Humans have been eating meat since we learned how to pick up a stone to bash an animal's head with. If there were any true cognitive dissonances, they would've worked their way through all of society thousands of years ago and we'd all be vegetarian today. That being said, I don't think it's a bad thing for parents to inform their children of where their meat comes from, but I don't think it should be mandated in the same way that skills necessary to survival in the world today (reading, writing, arithmetic) are mandatory. You've made quite a few anti-meat threads in the past few months pushing your agenda (see the poll answer being phrased "parents should be allowed to misinform their children"), and every time the answer seems to be broadly the same. People (such as myself) are aware of where their meat comes from, and I (and many others) choose to eat it anyway. 

[Into The Void]

15 minutes ago, GraceRandolph said:

Keep enjoying that meat. That guilt you felt as a teen will only grow and grow. I’m sure it’ll be terrible when you’re an elder.

I feel no guilt for eating meat lol

[Into The Void]

5 minutes ago, wastedpotential said:

Humans have been eating meat since we learned how to pick up a stone to bash an animal's head with. If there were any true cognitive dissonances, they would've worked their way through all of society thousands of years ago and we'd all be vegetarian today. That being said, I don't think it's a bad thing for parents to inform their children of where their meat comes from, but I don't think it should be mandated in the same way that skills necessary to survival in the world today (reading, writing, arithmetic) are mandatory. You've made quite a few anti-meat threads in the past few months pushing your agenda (see the poll answer being phrased "parents should be allowed to misinform their children"), and every time the answer seems to be broadly the same. People (such as myself) are aware of where their meat comes from, and I (and many others) choose to eat it anyway. 

I'm tired of users like GraceRandolph forcing their agenda on to others. I'm not here trying to make everyone a meat eater. People should eat whatever they want without being judged. I'm tired of hollier than tho Vegans

[GraceRandolph]

15 minutes ago, Insanity said:

I'm tired of users like GraceRandolph forcing their agenda on to others. I'm not here trying to make everyone a meat eater. People should eat whatever they want without being judged. I'm tired of hollier than tho Vegans

I'm trying to make everyone more compassionate towards animals. Why would you want to force people to all be meat eaters in the first place?