I know I said I wasn’t going to just post things and whine about the way of the world, and I’m staying true to that, so stay tuned for the Rest Of The Story, but first, here’s something that looks a lot like whining: tasers tested on sheep.
That’s right, in the scientific study, which was partially funded by Taser International, and conducted in part by two physicians who represent medical consultants and stockholders of the company, and oh, one of those two is also Taser International’s medical director, but anyway, in this impartial, quintuple-blind, completely above board study, scienticians got some sheep hopped up on meth and then tasered them.
Less sensational parts include that the sheep were anesthetized at the time of the tasering, and the sheep survived the process, but I don’t know if they were killed and autopsied afterwards. As for hypothetical parts of the study, I have plenty: I don’t know if “in the balls” was a part of the impartial scientific process that the researchers used to explore their inner demons or not. It’s possible, but unlikely, that one of the researchers wet himself during the procedure, thinking at first it was an orgasm (he did moan “Ethel!” at that exact moment,) but then realizing the smell and volume of liquid was different. I could go on, but this is just venting over animal testing and I have a point to make, however mild.
Think about what this means if veganism ever becomes an official religion-like thing that’s subject to legal bits about discrimination and rights (which I’m opposed to, for reasons I won’t go into here): we could make it against the law to taser vegans, what with the abstention from animal testing and all. I don’t know how this would work, exactly; some kind of brightly coloured garment would have to be worn, probably, but I never suspected that my compassionate choices would also potentially net me an “opt out” from any taser actions in the future!
(via jwz)
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in the UK they’re trying to pass a law that means you have to respect vegans like you would a religion. if you dont you get sent to prision