Amanda
Calm as a Hindu cow
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Actually, now that I think of it, neither steaming nor boiling is cruel at all. Neuro studies of blue crab indicate that they do not have pain sensing neurons for heat (don't have the study, but a pal of mine participated in it).
No guilt. Whew.
I could care less about cruelty addressed to water spiders. Think of the way they eat. It doesn't even have to be dead. They just gnaw away.
I hate to take a topic about delicious dip and turn it into the usual USMB BS but... I believe it is important for animals, even 1's we will eat, to not suffer. I don't think not caring about their suffering is a good idea. I think we should end the life of animals we will consume as humanely as possible. It doesn't matter how they operate, we are not them and they are not us. I think if we are to consider ourselves the superior form of life we should consider how we end theirs. Being mindful of others suffering, even if they are only animals, is what makes us a higher form of life.
Happy cruelty-free Thanksgiving to all.