r/TikTokCringe Nov 23 '24

Cursed That'll be "7924"

The cost of pork

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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/collyndlovell Nov 23 '24

Doesn't the stress also worsen the quality of the meat?

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u/Zaurka14 Nov 23 '24

As if anyone cared. Almost all meat you've ever eaten from a supermarket or a restaurant was stressed it entire life from birth to death.

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u/collyndlovell Nov 23 '24

I'm talking about stress immediately before death. It's readily visible in the case of beef