#ethical meat

[fatherflytrap]

forgot to mention but my bluebell x blackberry pairing produced 10 KITS!! 10 OF THEM!!!!! (yes they're in an old dog bowl here cause i was counting them lmao)

anyway.. very excited to see what this reveals about their parents' genetics.

hoping to get one litter out of clover too before we take a break from breeding through the summer.

[vegan-and-sara]

Belcampo: ‘farm to door’ butcher admits misrepresenting origins of meat

Employee posted an Instagram video that said the company’s products were not all they claimed to be

The San Francisco Bay Area-born company is well known for its high-end butcher shops, where organic beef and other meats can sell for over $30 a pound. It’s website promises that its meat comes from vetted partner farms – “meat you can trust start to finish” – and says it tracks its animals “from birth to butchery to your plate”.

But the company found itself in hot water earlier this week after a former employee of the Santa Monica Belcampo store, who identified himself only as Evan, posted what he claimed were photos of a plastic-wrapped roast from an Australian meat company, boxes of supermarket-brand chicken and a freezer-style turkey, taken in what appeared to be the backroom of a company store.

BuT i OnLy BuY lOcAl OrGaNiC sUsTaInAbLe MeAt sO i kNoW iT's EtHiCaLly SoUrCeD

[twofingerswhiskey]

subsistence hunting is technically also ethically sourcing your meat - no factory involved, no production line, just a handful of people in the bush. it's as old as humanity and harms an absolutely minimal amount of wildlife when done correctly.

one buck (male deer) will get you 72 lbs of meat. (UW study). that is not counting the hide, the bones, the hooves etc which can all be used if one knows how (also raw fresh deer is excellent dog food, on-bone, and keeps them shiny)

"oh but we don't have to"

no, but it's a lot less harmful and impactful. also meat is extremely expensive

"it's barbaric"

are you calling every culture in the world barbaric? really?

"but it hurts the animal"

yes? i'm sorry. this is how meat works. the world isn't fair or nice. and if you don't eat meat, don't! but most people do (nobody knows exactly but it hovers around 85-90% meat eaters) and many get it from animals in really upsetting, inhumane conditions, and most do not have a choice. if more of the world hunted ethically, only taking what they needed and redistributing the rest, many would eat tonight.

when handled well, meat from deer, elk, moose, wild boar, rabbit, hare, and bison is all nutritious and suitable for all ages! we are omnivores and it's not weird.

i can't eat rabbit anymore - it turns my stomach - but it was that or starving, more than once. bison is also delicious and good for anemics, buy it from native ranchers and hunters when possible.

[hashtagveganfacts]

carnists are legally obligated to choose only one argument-

either vegan is prohibitively expensive

or

humane meat is a legitimate option

I've seen how much "ethical" meat costs per pound so they really can't argue both at once.

[greenverden]

Life after Veganuary: the ethical guide to eating meat, eggs and dairy

If you have slunk back to burgers after a month of avoiding meat, all is not lost. Here’s how British shoppers can track down high-welfare, eco-friendly produce

[allosaurusrock]

Part of being a responsible chicken owner is getting rid of the birds that don’t fit with your flock, one way or another. These dumplings were made with my own home raised chicken and kunekune pork from East Island Farm, a local farm less that 15 minutes away.

[webandofsisters]

Why do people assume their local butcher is more ethical than the rest? Every butcher is local to someone. I even see people claiming product is better quality. What? Better than MY local butcher? No way! He is my local butcher after all!

[fatherflytrap]

first weigh-in at 5 wks. roughly 1 lb each.. 10lbs of bnuuy.

enjoy another unconventional bunny container situation lol.. flower pot this time.