• @SeahorseTreble@lemmy.worldOP
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    7 months ago

    That’s pretty messed up. Of course it’s cruel. Only a person who lacks empathy for animals would say that causing suffering to an animal unnecessarily isn’t cruel.

    • @commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      17 months ago

      there is some question about whether it’s justified, sure, but it’s not inherently cruel. the suffering isn’t the point of the practice, it’s incidental.