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78. Yep, we must maintain pig torture on the outside chance a Rethug OC housewife will

Mon Aug 2, 2021, 09:46 AM

Aug 2021

miraculously starting voting Blue. The nightmare that was/is Trump didn't sway her, but cheap bacon surely will, once we internally flog those pesky progs and their cray morals on animal cruelty, and allow the hog abuse train to fire up again.

Oink baby, oink!

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Could you live without bacon? Bacon may disappear in California as pig rules take effect [View all] hunter Aug 2021 OP

The underground black market will thrive, lol... WarGamer Aug 2021 #1

If you've seen the litteral shit they wallow in, and cross contaminate infections at large farms... TheBlackAdder Aug 2021 #15

I grew up eating pastured pork. Blue_true Aug 2021 #53

I see a new proposition coming for the next election. Sneederbunk Aug 2021 #2

Yes on bacon will be written to make the meat trade more brutal than ever. Politicub Aug 2021 #96

WTF is going on with California? ansible Aug 2021 #3

all is not lost. always have MS, LA and AL stopdiggin Aug 2021 #12

This will make the world a better place. hunter Aug 2021 #14

Yes, also the real future is cultivated meat not from animals LymphocyteLover Aug 2021 #61

It's gets better if your a pig... lame54 Aug 2021 #70

It isn't getting worse. Caliman73 Aug 2021 #84

Alarmist nonsense. People will have to raise pigs humanely. lagomorph777 Aug 2021 #93

Its not going to be a world without bacon jcgoldie Aug 2021 #4

The alarmist framing and the victimized hard working cafe owner reeks Merlot Aug 2021 #32

Yup. lagomorph777 Aug 2021 #94

This would affect all pork products, not just bacon. Auggie Aug 2021 #5

Too damn bad. jeffreyi Aug 2021 #6

There are almost 40 million people in California. Sneederbunk Aug 2021 #8

So what? hunter Aug 2021 #18

That's alot of tamales that won't get made... LeftInTX Aug 2021 #71

Traditional tamales have all sorts of fillings... hunter Aug 2021 #74

Sorry, but greasey pork is the thing LeftInTX Aug 2021 #75

Turkey tamales made with olive oil or turkey fat are good... hunter Aug 2021 #77

There are 1400 million Chinese customers for US pork products Klaralven Aug 2021 #38

Doubt if there are many Californians who want to move to China to get their breakfast. Sneederbunk Aug 2021 #48

They get the pork and we get to keep the shit? hunter Aug 2021 #73

I buy from local small farmers who raise pigs Backseat Driver Aug 2021 #7

I'm pretty happy with turkey bacon n/t Silent3 Aug 2021 #9

Largest pig business cbabe Aug 2021 #10

China bought Smithfield to insure supply to China. CentralMass Aug 2021 #22

This law passed three fucking years ago. Pork producers had plenty of time to adjust their RockRaven Aug 2021 #11

Short reply: yes, I can live without bacon. abqtommy Aug 2021 #13

Give me a pork butt, some dry rub, and a smoker and I'll make my own! Initech Aug 2021 #16

I love bacon and have not had it for 3? yrs just cause. Pigs are smart, bacon is about all fat, and LizBeth Aug 2021 #17

Same here. Treefrog Aug 2021 #51

Just in time to choose sides. Nt Baked Potato Aug 2021 #19

First the Democrats came for our guns. Now they want our bacon! hunter Aug 2021 #20

Yes, exactly. Baked Potato Aug 2021 #65

Here is the best advice I ever got. multigraincracker Aug 2021 #21

I worked in a pork processing plant... orwell Aug 2021 #23

Mmmmm...shoe-melting brine!!!! PCIntern Aug 2021 #24

After my second day of working on the ham line... orwell Aug 2021 #34

OMFG, this is deffo top ten most disturbing DU posts I have ever read here Celerity Aug 2021 #72

The majority of people doing this work are easily abused recent immigrants... hunter Aug 2021 #35

I dont eat pork MFM008 Aug 2021 #25

Jeannie bought a brand new stove and refrigerator, shiny black, panader0 Aug 2021 #26

I buy pretty expensive local, humanly raised bacon obamanut2012 Aug 2021 #27

Yes iemanja Aug 2021 #28

GOOD. nt Maru Kitteh Aug 2021 #29

There are soy based bacons on the market that I think taste similar to the real thing though jalan48 Aug 2021 #30

Ugh! Happy Hoosier Aug 2021 #69

Definitely better than pork though. jalan48 Aug 2021 #81

There is no evidence for that. Happy Hoosier Aug 2021 #89

N Carolina has millions of tons of pigs feces in lagoons and whenever it looks jalan48 Aug 2021 #97

Sounds like we need some environmental regulations. Happy Hoosier Aug 2021 #99

My son isn't a vegetarian and I'm fine with that. I think climate change is going to bring about jalan48 Aug 2021 #101

Nearly all soy is cbabe Aug 2021 #80

No problem here Deminpenn Aug 2021 #31

Bacon isn't cheap as it is Sympthsical Aug 2021 #33

We've got a tree. Iggo Aug 2021 #37

Very jelly Sympthsical Aug 2021 #39

My grandma made PCLTA sandwiches. hunter Aug 2021 #45

Absolutely. (n/t) Iggo Aug 2021 #36

I don't really care, however Elessar Zappa Aug 2021 #40

California will never go republican ansible Aug 2021 #41

Agree, I'm just thinking Elessar Zappa Aug 2021 #42

The sounds like a "get out the vote" program fescuerescue Aug 2021 #43

It's U.S.A. Today. hunter Aug 2021 #47

Well I don't mean the media itself fescuerescue Aug 2021 #49

There were never any shortages of CA SEFS compliant eggs in our grocery stores... hunter Aug 2021 #56

It is a "OMG story" simply to sell media space. Caliman73 Aug 2021 #86

I've never had bacon, so, yeah, I can go without it. sakabatou Aug 2021 #44

Bacon is very high in sodium so anyone who needs to limit sodium in their diet totodeinhere Aug 2021 #46

Bacon may have caused the premature death of my grandfather. hunter Aug 2021 #54

There are always going to get anecdotes like yours. totodeinhere Aug 2021 #55

That was not an anecdote about living longer. hunter Aug 2021 #59

Almost no one does. Happy Hoosier Aug 2021 #92

I noticed you provided no link. Here is mine. totodeinhere Aug 2021 #106

Yea, some parts of the left/progressive spectrum do more harm than good at times Tarc Aug 2021 #50

So, you're thinking that more environmental devastation and increased animal cruelty Maru Kitteh Aug 2021 #57

Pretty much Tarc Aug 2021 #67

Right! Fucking animal cruelty is the answer jcgoldie Aug 2021 #60

What use are progressives if they can ignore the suffering and abuse Raine Aug 2021 #66

Yep, we must maintain pig torture on the outside chance a Rethug OC housewife will Celerity Aug 2021 #78

lol, "pig torture"... Tarc Aug 2021 #82

I suggest you take a look at US industrial hog farming. nt Celerity Aug 2021 #83

Looks fine to me Tarc Aug 2021 #103

enjoy it whilst you can, lol Celerity Aug 2021 #104

Like, forever? Tarc Aug 2021 #108

Unless you are an immortal being, nothing is forever, and even then Celerity Aug 2021 #109

Yay for California and the animal welfare voters Beringia Aug 2021 #52

I've given up on bacon. The last two packages I got from Costco were so overwhelmingly salty ... Earth-shine Aug 2021 #58

I'm proud that the voters in my state put animals above what goes into their stomachs! 👍nt Raine Aug 2021 #62

TBB oasis Aug 2021 #63

Yes, I've been a vegetarian for 30 years LymphocyteLover Aug 2021 #64

Bacon intelpug Aug 2021 #68

The largest pork producer in the U.S.A., Smithfield Foods, is owned by the WH group of China. hunter Aug 2021 #76

No, bacon will not disappear in California. That's a bogus headline. MineralMan Aug 2021 #79

The only eggs I see in grocery stores here are CA SEFS compliant. hunter Aug 2021 #87

And, no doubt, you will see similar labeling on pork products in CA. MineralMan Aug 2021 #91

I think it's deeper than that, as I said above. hunter Aug 2021 #100

Perhaps so. The Newsom recall campaign is working hard MineralMan Aug 2021 #102

It won't affect me one way or the other DFW Aug 2021 #85

That's probably a mistake. Happy Hoosier Aug 2021 #90

Giving up meat dramatically improved my health. lagomorph777 Aug 2021 #95

Well, good for you... but my experience is clear. Happy Hoosier Aug 2021 #98

No. I always have it for second breakfast. LiberatedUSA Aug 2021 #88

Absolutely! beaglelover Aug 2021 #105

nah, people will want bacon because it is delicious. the market will satisfy that demand Amishman Aug 2021 #107