Insect farming bakes, boils and shreds animals by the trillion. It’s immoral, risky and won’t resolve the climate crisis

  • @yxziOP
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    33 years ago

    tbh I don’t think it’ll ever be more than a niche thing (in countries where most people are repulsed by eating insects, that is). but just in case, better be safe than sorry & stop the movement before it can gain momentum. we still need better alternatives to meat-based diets, so guess we should keep looking

    • @roastpotatothief
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      13 years ago

      I’m thinking more, that it will creep into foods without us knowing. Like today palm oil is somehow in everything which used to be made with butter. They might start replacing palm oil with insect oil. Just change the recipe slightly.

      A good solution (though also not strictly vegan) is to feed food waste to insects, and feed the insects to chickens, and feed chickens to people. Everyone is “espressing their natural behaviours” (an agreed rule which defines ethical treatment) and it can be done by individuals on a small scale. You could do it (humanely) in a medium sized garden, with your neighbours as suppliers and customers.

      Insects taste awful. You need a lot of flavouring. You’ll never convince people to eat insects who can afford meat.