Pigs are as smart as dogs. Why do we eat one and love the other?
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Re: Pigs are as smart as dogs. Why do we eat one and love the other?
#2Pigs are substantially more intelligent than dogs. Pigs are almost as intelligent as primates. This subject ultimately comes down to utility. Until recently horses were far more valuable than dogs and horses are incredibly stupid.
Re: Pigs are as smart as dogs. Why do we eat one and love the other?
#3Pigs will bite off your finger. Dogs will fight a burglar to the death.
Also dog meat doesn't taste good. We eat both in many parts of the world.
Also pigs are kept as pets.
Re: Pigs are as smart as dogs. Why do we eat one and love the other?
#4Bacon tastes good, porkchops taste good...
Re: Pigs are as smart as dogs. Why do we eat one and love the other?
#5Pigs will bite off your finger. Dogs will fight a burglar to the death. Also dog meat doesn't taste good. We eat both in many parts of the world. Also pigs are kept as pets.
Pretty sure my dog will stare at an intruder with a derp face and then run away.
But, she’s still the sweetest little potato ever.
Re: Pigs are as smart as dogs. Why do we eat one and love the other?
#6Pigs will bite off your finger. Dogs will fight a burglar to the death. Also dog meat doesn't taste good. We eat both in many parts of the world. Also pigs are kept as pets.
Are friendliness and loyalty important ethical factors? Is it more ethical to cause suffering to an unfriendly and disloyal person than a friendly and loyal one?
Re: Pigs are as smart as dogs. Why do we eat one and love the other?
#7I'd put my money on less utility. Dogs can be used for hunting, managing herds of pasture animals, guarding things, tracking animals and people by scent, and more. Pigs can learn tricks and be trained to sniff for things (e.g. truffles). But I've never seen a pig herding sheep. Pigs are probably less useful to hunt with, since they're slower than dogs and aren't natural predators.
Re: Pigs are as smart as dogs. Why do we eat one and love the other?
#8Pigs are substantially more intelligent than dogs. Pigs are almost as intelligent as primates. This subject ultimately comes down to utility. Until recently horses were far more valuable than dogs and horses are incredibly stupid.
> horses are incredibly stupid
I thought horses were supposed to be smart, but TV may have influenced my thinking...
> As actor Alan Young recounted: "It was initially done by putting a piece of nylon thread in his mouth. But Ed actually learned to move his lips on cue when the trainer touched his hoof. In fact, he soon learned to do it when I stopped talking during a scene! Ed was very smart."
Re: Pigs are as smart as dogs. Why do we eat one and love the other?
#9Pigs are also a handy source of meat. They grow to a large mature size quickly, reproduce in large litters with an early sequel maturity, and (like dogs) can eat all type of food, like the las vegas pig farm on restaraunt leftovers https://www.agupdate.com/agriview/news/business/pigs-part-of...
Anecdote: my inlaws in Colorado 50 years ago used to grow potatoes for market and raise pigs for themselves. They showed me an enormous cast iron pot dug into an earthen stove where they'd cook potato "slop" for the pigs. To this day the family cooks with lard instead of oil.
Re: Pigs are as smart as dogs. Why do we eat one and love the other?
#10There are places where it is allowed to eat dogs and forbidden to eat pigs.
And I'm pretty sure the arctic explorers both loved and ate their dogs.