Unlike most vegans who have only seen the "KFC IS THE DEVIL! LOOK HOW THEY TREAT THEIR CHICKENS!" videos, I have actually visited a local "free range" chicken farm and seen how they kill their chickens and how they treat them before they die, and I feel very comfortable saying that they are happy during their lifespan…

Totally agree! BUT shifting cultural paradigms takes time, and right now we are at 1. "food animals deserve the treatment they receive" and I think it's more sensible to go to 2. "food animals deserve to die with dignity" and then go to 3. food animals deserve to live, and than to go from 1 ->3. It's easier to "sell"…

I kind of have a fog over my head so this might not make a lot of sense, but I think they're not comparable because of how most people see them, not because of any inherent differences or value in their species. The different value that's placed on animals is cultural, which is why Americans overwhelmingly look at…

I understand what you're saying, but I don't think comparing the slaughter of "food" animals to the slaughter of companion animals is, what's the word, useful? Relatable? I don't think they're comparable. Sorry for making you justify yourself to a perfect stranger on the internet, but it really DOES bother me when…

I think that just goes back to my original point of "animals getting killed inhumanely for food is not the same thing as animals getting killed for pleasure". I know plenty of people who eat meat but are opposed to hunting (for example) just to mount a head on wall and leave a carcass to rot. I know that people…

I know that where I work, IT will only really check when a boss is requesting it because they want to maybe fire someone who's doing poorly or check whether their suspicions are true as to why someone isn't being so productive NOT SAYING THAT'S YOU but if you have reason to believe your boss would be interested in…

But not every vegan is a sanctimonious vegan that goes on public (albeit, anonymous) forums to try to chastise strangers for their meat consumption while - I'm guessing, due to your non-denial - having things in their home that are the direct product of animal cruelty just the same. If you're eating eggs from factory…

Are you posting from your work computer? I'd say that's a good sign IT is tracking your activity and you should most likely not go on Jezebel on your work computer.

Mmhm! There's a scary, super unfriendly German Shepherd in our neighborhood but I am not scared of him because he's so well-trained. He walks off-leash next to his owner and his owner shuts down any signs of aggression QUICK. When kids go over to pet him he stiffens up, looks back at his owner, and is just like "argh!…

I'm going to assume you're one of the MANY people who has never been to a "non-cruel" farm and seen someone snap a chicken's neck (instant death...you don't have to boil a chicken alive to kill it, because you have to drain its blood first...?) or been to a slaughterhouse with a Temple Grandin-like setup, because…

Hey, I'm a vegan too!

That is true. A kid got attacked around my area by a Rottweiler (mine would never hurt anyone), and I've gotten bitten by a poodle (fucking wired, those dogs are!), so I don't really understand why people are wary of particular breeds rather than just all strange dogs. HBO has a documentary called "One Nation Under…

I think you're looking at it wrong. You really shouldn't let any strange DOGS near your child, because the majority of dogs are not even trained to be around children - pit bulls or otherwise. I wouldn't let a strange pit near my child, but I wouldn't let a strange chihuaha or golden retriever or fucking labradoodle…

I don't even know why people are afraid of pit bulls. I adopted one recently and she is the MOST loving dog we have, and one of the most protective of our family. She looks at strangers like "hey stranger. IMMA HURT YOU IF YOU HURT MY HUMANS."

Yeah, I read it. She said "maybe" that's what it was, and "maybe" her inferiority complex was speaking louder than her logic, but she doesn't sound too convinced.

Man, you sure read a lot into a moment that, sure, was a moment a person decided to be rude, but maybe, just maybe, is not the moment that you thought it was. This person was talking to another mom - some people don't like being interrupted. Maybe she looked at you and was like "probably talking to someone…

You'd think someone so confident would be like "YEP, I wore a skirt. Here's a picture of me wearing another skirt, motherfuckers. Jared Leto wishes he had my skirt-wearing swag."

That's the kind of thing I wonder about when people say shit like "personhood" and "pre-born." If the personhood amendment passed, could pregnant women ride in the carpool lane?

"You dropped something."

Will someone please just speak to one of these people and ask if miscarriages are "people" committing suicide? I'm dying to know their opinion on that.