The pig is strange. If it volunteered to die, then it is going against nature - most living things fight to live. Is the pig too dumb to accept its reality, its existence? Unlikely, especially if it can talk. If it was explained to the pig that it was to be eaten, it must be disappointed to say the least. Accepting that fate and knowing that death would be painless and humane (how ironic), it goes ahead with slaughter - rather big of the pig don't you think? Goes against nature, I say. Those who object to cruelty to animals would be ok with this outcome - it's a happy ending for all, consumer and pig. Nonetheless, vegetarians who want the benefits of meatlessness would still continue to eat vegetables. No change there. I don't think vegetarians are driven to stick to their strict diet because animals suffer. They still kill cockroaches and slap mozzies to death.
What if the pig wanted to change its mind? Will the pig be set free?
If the pig was genetically engineered to accept the end game, to be ok with its murder for human consumption, was the genetic modification or brain rewiring the cruel act instead? Hence the developers of the GM pig hold the ultimate responsibility of not allowing the pig to have a choice. Does the pig deserve freedom of thought or the right to choose? To feed the world, no. To respect animals, no animal should be eaten.
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Dying (ie. leaving this world) is part of nature, not going against nature.
To the owner of this blog, how far youve come?
I do like the idea that the natural objective of life is to fight to survive. The only thing is that I do believe the story claimed that humans unnaturally changed the pig's DNA (or something close to that idea.) i just say this to as an idea to be thrown out there and thought about.
PS Anonymous, I agree dying is natural, but it has so far been unnatural to find suicidal animals who have dying as one of their life goals.
Take it down one step: what about sadomasochism?
The pig is crazy?Want to be eaten.Why it has such a amazing idea?Are you sure it is not sick?Sometihng must be wrong with its brain.So should we eat this mad pig just like we kill a mental patients who wants to be killed?
How could you tell the pig really wants to be eaten ?
I have the book and yes, the pig DOES want to be eaten. It was genetically modified to WANT TO BE EATEN.
But there the problem lies...Wasn't the genetic modification forced and not voluntary? Wasn't the pig forced into wanting to be eaten? Isn't it then as bad as killing a pig that doesn't want to be eaten?
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