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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

reason 5003 why I try to avoid meat that isnt from the local farm in my village

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Too late! Farmers very often have to stop sows from eating their own piglets, and they don't always get there in time. Pigs are naturally cannibalistic in the wild, which is part of what makes them such a nasty invasive species. They're their own food source, at least in part.