tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5352263427762940860.post8653458812488417878..comments2024-01-23T16:25:46.293+13:00Comments on Canterbury Atheist: Swine flu of the brainCanterbury Atheistshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09900223059660267657noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5352263427762940860.post-52886995587261130882009-05-03T12:14:00.000+12:002009-05-03T12:14:00.000+12:00"Let’s face it pork is yummy & modern sla..."Let’s face it pork is yummy & modern slaughter, meat-storage etc, renders hygienic concerns to the history-books."<br /><br />Unfortunately this is not quite as true as I would like it to be. <br /><br />I don't know about religious reasons, but pigs are the perfect bridge for a virus to go from animal to human. Most of what happened in Mexico had to do with a huge pig farm where I'm sure the pigs were stacked like dominos and not properly kept.<br /><br />Over crowding in such places is a haven for viruses to breed in (and mutate) and since pigs are quite similar to us, they can transmit disease to us. If you keep a pig clean and healthy and are careful when handling them, you are probably safe but if you look at places where those conditions aren’t met, you end up with a big problem.<br /><br />I think most of the problems with the bird flu are like this. The overcrowding of birds in chicken farms and the like, are just a disaster waiting to happen. The more we treat animals like an assembly line, the worse off we are. <br /><br />I personally LOVE pigs, I collect pig memorabilia and I find them to be wonderful animals. You have to keep them properly though. They are not a good pet for instance because unlike a dog, a pig is smart and will get what it wants, when it wants it. This is why most “pet” pigs end up in sanctuaries. I would love to have a pet pig, but I wouldn’t have one unless I had lots of land and could keep them clean and happy. <br /><br />If pigs are kept well then I see no reason not to eat them. I find it very sad when they are not kept well and can't at least enjoy a little bit of life before they meet my tummy.Kerri Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05368500873620219614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5352263427762940860.post-36874451763836631242009-05-03T05:37:00.000+12:002009-05-03T05:37:00.000+12:00The religious section of our local paper decided t...The religious section of our local paper decided to ask the Muslims, Jews and (I believe) the Hindus about bans on pigs.<br /><br />I forget what the Muslim & the Hindu said, but the rabbi admitted that pig meat is banned because pigs don't eat the same way other such animals eat. That's it.<br /><br />Sodding loons. Sometimes I'm totally convinced that some of the biblical authors just wanted to see what they could get by with.<br /><br />A PJ Barnum (may have) said, there's a sucker born every minute.Karenhttp://bligbi.comnoreply@blogger.com