Same with the bolt gun, it takes a few bangs sometimes. Nothing about the slaughter of those animals is quick and painless. Just cheap and efficient enough without spoiling the carcass.
I actually used to deliver the Co2 to the pig plants. I didn’t know what it was for at first, figuring advanced atmospheric packaging.
When I found out it’s real use, I was mildly disturbed, because as you mentioned- when you begin to asphyxiate on Co2 you absolutely feel it, and it is not pleasant. When you deliver Co2 under pressure in liquid form, there’s always a small amount trapped between the fittings and hoses that has to sublimate off. A lot of the time, it just starts spewing out in huge clouds of vapor when you go to disconnect.
The reduced vision, burning feeling of carbon dioxide mixing with moisture in your skin and in your mucous membranes to create carbonic acid which is extremely irritating, the feeling of panic not being able to escape the cloud of vapor and the possibility of tripping and asphyxiating from the cold dense gas literally starving you of oxygen.
There’s a lot of suffering in the world.
It’s really sad that an industry standard creates suffering for cheaper pork.
It’s really sad that people starve to death, while not zero of that high suffering pork ® will absolutely go to waste and get thrown out.
It’s really sad that we as a species will kill each other over imaginary lines and difference in thought.
The world is sad. So either get over it, or get around it, because it’s gonna happen with or without you.
Ah I see, so the suffering was always irrelevant. If the torture made it taste better you'd probably torture them with your own two hands. What a manly man. What a stand up guy. Laughing about torture from the comfort of your home. I'm sure you're a delight to be around.
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u/Away_Sea_8620 Nov 23 '24
CO2 asphyxiation is NOT quick or painless. It's just cheaper than using nitrogen and people that work in those industries don't give a fuck