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Tarc

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82. lol, "pig torture"...

Reply to Celerity (Reply #78)

Mon Aug 2, 2021, 11:55 AM

Aug 2021

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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