Earthlings

L31mr0d

I only found out about this documentary recently and I have to say it has completely changed my opinions on the food I should be eating and where I see myself in regards to animals. I'm not a vegan yet but I can't see myself eating meat for too much longer. I seen this documentary a few days ago and have been eating meat since but it no longer tastes appetizing, in fact I feel nauseous just thinking about meat now where before I had craved it with every meal. I used to even cut up slices of ham when we'd have just a vegetable salad. Heck on my blog I have a picture of myself when I was out hunting with my Canadian in laws last year.

I posted my full review of it on my blog leimrod.com

leimrod wrote:

Do you eat meat? Do you wear Leather or Fur? Do you use products that have been tested on animals? Have you ever been to a Zoo or Park that has trained animals to perform? Do you have a Pet? If so you must watch the documentary Earthlings (linked below) I came across it by accident whilst stumbling and was surprised that I had not heard of it previously. It’s fairly old at this stage, being released in 2003, but it is still as shocking and eye opening today as it ever will be....

I watched it on my own first and questioned whether I should show it to my wife as it is quiet disturbing. But I ended up reasoning that blissful ignorance is not a good enough reason to protect someone. She watched it and it did incredibly upset her. We had had rashers for breakfast and after it she went in to clean out the fat in the tray and she broke down in tears. But she was glad I showed her it and feels, like myself, that every person who buys animal products should have to watch this first.

I'd recommend this documentary to EVERYONE. It is moving, disturbing and enlightening... most of it you will already know happens but you've probably never bothered to see footage of it.

You can watch it now at the google video link below. Please do and watch it right to the end. If at any point you feel like turning it off because you are squeamish well then that is reason alone to rethink the practices that you support by giving your money to them.

Source: http://www.isawearthlings.com/

Video: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1282796533661048967

SuperSean11

L31mr0d wrote: »

I only found out about this documentary recently and I have to say it has completely changed my opinions on the food I should be eating and where I see myself in regards to animals. I'm not a vegan yet but I can't see myself eating meat for too much longer. I seen this documentary a few days ago and have been eating meat since but it no longer tastes appetizing, in fact I feel nauseous just thinking about meat now where before I had craved it with every meal. I used to even cut up slices of ham when we'd have just a vegetable salad. Heck on my blog I have a picture of myself when I was out hunting with my Canadian in laws last year.

I posted my full review of it on my blog leimrod.com



I watched it on my own first and questioned whether I should show it to my wife as it is quiet disturbing. But I ended up reasoning that blissful ignorance is not a good enough reason to protect someone. She watched it and it did incredibly upset her. We had had rashers for breakfast and after it she went in to clean out the fat in the tray and she broke down in tears. But she was glad I showed her it and feels, like myself, that every person who buys animal products should have to watch this first.

I'd recommend this documentary to EVERYONE. It is moving, disturbing and enlightening... most of it you will already know happens but you've probably never bothered to see footage of it.

You can watch it now at the google video link below. Please do and watch it right to the end. If at any point you feel like turning it off because you are squeamish well then that is reason alone to rethink the practices that you support by giving your money to them.

Source: http://www.isawearthlings.com/

Video: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1282796533661048967

I saw it ages ago. It makes for a good argument many a time someone has said oh isnt hunting bears, seals etc. terrable. and i point them towards that video and say oh isnt it terrable how we treat cows.

L31mr0d

SuperSean11 wrote: »

I saw it ages ago. It makes for a good argument many a time someone has said oh isnt hunting bears, seals etc. terrable. and i point them towards that video and say oh isnt it terrable how we treat cows.

it can be proven simply by talking about how that steak came to be on their plate. The fact they start to feel sick when you describe how that cow was slaughtered proves we know the killing of animals is disgusting. If we viewed them as merely cows we'd have the same reaction as if you explained how vegetables where prepared to be eaten.

RedXIV

Thats one strong vid. was watching it with two girls. 1st left after a few seconds, the 2nd lasted 6 minutes. Powerful stuff

L31mr0d

RedXIV wrote: »

Thats one strong vid. was watching it with two girls. 1st left after a few seconds, the 2nd lasted 6 minutes. Powerful stuff

thing is do these girls still eat meat and wear leather? If they couldn't sit through it does that not say something about the practices we endorse. Its no wonder documentaries like this never hit the mainstream, what we do to animals is mankinds dirty little secret. When was the last time you can remember seeing footage of an animal being slaughtered and bled?

Ask anyone would they eat their family pet, or the horse they ride every day, and they will give you a look of disgust, but ask them if they'd eat that pig or cow and they will without a second thought. What makes one animal more important than another? Are we so arrogant as a species that we can decide which animal we should show compassion to and treat as one of our family and which we can tear apart and eat as food and use as clothing.

I've asked a few of my friends to watch this documentary and they've refused because they "don't like the thought of it". But they can't make the connection that if it sounds so bad that they wouldn't watch it why would you then give money to people to carry out these acts?

RedXIV

well one is afraid of everything so i'll defend her, the poor girl is afraid of sleeping on a bed that has more than 3 inches between the floor and the bottom of the bed. but the second girl is probably gonna change her ways.

I'm not gonna lie, i didn't like alot of what i saw but i don't know how much this will change my life. I never liked wearing leather anyway, so thats not an issue but i like meat too much to cut it out of my life

CivilServant

There were a bunch of shows like this on Channel 4 and E4 a couple of months back. They showed how pigs are killed in a modern abbatoir, as humanely as possibly. Still is was gruesome. Hung the piglets upside down and let them drain. Now I know how little piggies die, it's not going to change my diet though.

I'd agree with Sean, it's similar argument over bears, seals, whales, dogs, horses, etc. Which species is valued more and to which culture?

Lets not forget that the distinguishing factor amongst our more primitive relatives is the fact that we eat meat and thus have developed a larger brain because of it. Civilisation and evolution is built from meat eaters. Remember the food pyramid from the simpsons?

Sangre

If god didn't want us to eat meat he wouldn't have made it so delicious.

Anyway, by typing your review you've killed millions of bacteria on your keyboard, monster.

L31mr0d

Sangre wrote: »

Anyway, by typing your review you've killed millions of bacteria on your keyboard, monster.

ugh!... reductio ad absurdium, the lowest form of argument. Yes Sangre the world is black and white. If I think its wrong to kill animals I should also then end my own life so as not to kill any more insects or bacteria accidentally

and because you endorse the killing of animals, under your form of argument I can easily draw the conclusion that you support the killing of all beings including pregnant woman. Is that correct?

The point is we have no NEED to use animals for food or clothing, at least in the first world. So why do we do it. We can live a full life without disturbing/ending the lives of animals. I accept that insects and animals are going to be killed by humans, its the natural order. But we have no need to treat them so inhumanely as to view them as merely a product to manufacture.

Melion

Tried to watch this the other day, i lasted 26 minutes. Im a huge meat eater but even i am having second thoughts about it now, im gonna try and watch the rest of it today.

I've been vegetarian for 6 or 7 years at this stage but watching Earthlings I found it deeply manipulative and while I agree with much of what it says it really would have been far better off taking a more neutral look at it all.

The biggest problem facing those who wish to get the message that we don't need meat across is that most of the prominent vegetarians/vegans are amongst the smuggest and most self indulgent people on this earth. Listening to Morrissey equate the senseless murder of 95 young people with what McDonalds do was deeply disturbing. As much as I love animals I don't think I could ever put the well being on any animal ahead of that of a child.