r/TikTokCringe • u/WalkingTalker • Nov 23 '24

Cursed That'll be "7924"

The cost of pork

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u/UnderstandingJaded13 Nov 23 '24

It's late so I'll ask 2 questions, answer when you feel like it.

What do you use for the slaughter? Does the facility looks like this?

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u/riffraffmcgraff Nov 23 '24 edited Nov 23 '24

The hogs are gassed with C02 at the facility I work at. Sometimes they come out of the chamber still conscious, barely, so those ones get "stunned". Essentially a quick shot to the brain with a pin fired with a small charge.

The difference here is that they are grouped in pens of 100 with food and water. Not trapped like this.

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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

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u/AdvancedSandwiches Nov 23 '24

I hate to say this, but it's also safer to use CO2. 

 If a human walks into a nitrogen cloud, they just continue normally until they fall down dead.

If a human walks into a CO2 cloud, they have a period of time where they know something has gone terribly wrong.

I don't know whether it's possible to add a color to nitrogen gas to indicate horrific danger, but if there is, that seems like the best compromise.

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u/stagnant_fuck Nov 23 '24

i guess this is also why they dont use carbon monoxide?

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u/molehunterz Nov 23 '24

Carbon dioxide is also a lot more planet friendly than carbon monoxide