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Re:Congress passes legislation to end US participation in gl... by xenospn on Friday December 16, 2022 @07:10PM (#34022480)
The concept of animal welfare, (i.e. animals being anything other than a moving vegetable) is only prevalent in the west. And even that’s a stretch.
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Re:Congress passes legislation to end US participation in gl... by waffleiron on Friday December 16, 2022 @07:17PM (#34022549)
That’s a very western centric view, take Jainism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Hinduism, each have major vegan or vegetarian traditions. Mainly due to concepts like Ahimsa, non violence against all living beings.
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