Mass Slaughter In the U.S.

I have received responses from a few individuals who said that we as Americans are hypocrites. We protest the drive hunts of Taiji saying that it is inhumane, but at the same time, we live in a country that slaughters much greater numbers of farm animals, including cows, pigs, and chickens. Most of these animal processing facilities keep these animals captive in less than acceptable conditions.

I have three things to say about this:

1. The slaughterhouses in the U.S. are a completely separate issue, and not the purpose of this blog.
2. Even so, the animals in the U.S. die much quicker deaths, and thus suffer less.
3. These animals are safe to eat, and we eat them as a primary food source. The same cannot be said for the Taiji dolphins.