Corona virus

[noseall]

they breed tigers for slaughter to fuel the demand

Just heard on the radio that a country in northern Europe breeds animals for slaughter - pigs, cows sheep and the like. They even breed dogs to race then discard them when they are done. You'd think they'd have evolved out of that barbarism by now.

China

Anyone would think that they've endured thousands of years of devastating famines. Oh, hang on a minute..

 

[Mottie]

Just heard on the radio that a country in northern Europe breeds animals for slaughter - pigs, cows sheep and the like.

That’s for food - they are not naturally wild animals bred for crackpot medicinal purposes. There is a difference.

 

[JohnD]

I heard of people on an island near the coast of Europe who kill and eat wild vermin such as pigeons and rabbits. Some eat carrion-feeding wildlife such as lobsters, and sewage-eating shellfish. That's for food. There isn't a difference.

Some of them kill animals, not for food, but for fun.

They also like to tie up small animals and cut their eyelids off, then drip shampoo, cosmetics and household cleaners into their eyes.

 

[noseall]

That’s for food

Greyhounds are food? I thought they were too skinny. Silly me.

 

[Mottie]

I heard of people on an island near the coast of Europe who kill and eat wild vermin such as pigeons and rabbits. Some eat carrion-feeding wildlife such as lobsters, and sewage-eating shellfish. That's for food. There isn't a difference.

That’s for food. There is a difference.

Greyhounds are food? I thought they were too skinny. Silly me.

Yes, silly you. Did I say Greyhounds?

 

[JohnD]

Some of them kill animals, not for food, but for fun.

They also like to tie up small animals and cut their eyelids off, then drip shampoo, cosmetics and household cleaners into their eyes.

That isn't for food. It's traditional in their culture.

 

[bernardgreen]

They also like to tie up small animals and cut their eyelids off, then drip shampoo, cosmetics and household cleaners into their eyes.

Do some research, that type of safety testing ceased in the 1980's.

 

[Munroast]

Do you try not to fall off?

Or do you say "for most" it is just a minor injury, and not bother trying to avoid the risk of death?

I think you misunderstand my post - I was comparing the extremes of how this virus is being reported. I truley do not know what to believe or how serious this is. The precautions being taken are extreme, why !

here's my post again

from the New York Times
https://nypost.com/2020/02/22/dont-buy-chinas-story-the-coronavirus-may-have-leaked-from-a-lab/

"Wuhan Institute of Virology either, since it is one of only two bioweapons research labs in all of China."

"And then there is this little-known fact: Some Chinese researchers are in the habit of selling their laboratory animals to street vendors after they have finished experimenting on them."

There is something very weird with this virus, on one hand we are told that for most it is a mild cough, but then all these images of hospital workers dressed in full hazchem uniforms.

would anyone be that surprised if the animal being tested in chinese bio-weapons lab were being later sold on the streets for food?

 

[SirGalahad]

I think you misunderstand my post - I was comparing the extremes of how this virus is being reported. I truley do not know what to believe or how serious this is. The precautions being taken are extreme, why !

here's my post again

would anyone be that surprised if the animal being tested in chinese bio-weapons lab were being later sold on the streets for food?

RWR have fecund minds.

They make 2 + 2 into a million.

Utter rubbish scare stories. NyPost is the Sun levels of tabloid crap.

 

[JP_]

If people start wearing masks, I'll pop this on.
Spring is not far away, that will help reduce the spread.

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[noseall]

Did I say Greyhounds?

No i did. You must have missed it when you quoted my post, sorry.

That’s for food

In the UK people breed dogs to race, then discard them when they are no longer able to race. I'm pretty sure no one eats them.​

 

[Mottie]

In the UK people breed dogs to race, then discard them when they are no longer able to race. I'm pretty sure no one eats them.

I know. We have a friend who has always got her dogs from this place. https://www.greyhoundtrust.org.uk/

 

[noseall]

I know.

transam thinks it's a 'sh it' country that treats animals badly.

S**t country

I wonder in which country transam lives.

 

[Mottie]

transam thinks it's a 'sh it' country that treats animals badly.

I wonder in which country transam lives.

Putting sporting animals out to pasture is a bit different to actively breeding them to be chopped up for hocus pocus snake oil remedies.
https://davidshepherd.org/news/tigers-in-traditional-chinese-medicine

 

[Munroast]

If people start wearing masks, I'll pop this on.
Spring is not far away, that will help reduce the spread.

+

that is the same one I use, they're quite good

Have to go to the dentist this week - think I will wear it for that, can't be too safe.