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9 dead, 78 others hospitalized after eating sea turtle meat on Zanzibar’s Pemba Island
(www.nbcnews.com)
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I don't wish anyone dead, really. But good, in a way. Leave the fucking turtles alone, we already make it hard enough for them. There's zero reason to kill and eat a bunch.
Edit: Well, I think there's zero reason. I have no clue what foods are available where they are or how plentiful they are. But since this is described as a "delicacy" I assume it's a luxury that could easily be skipped.
Whenever something is described as a delicacy I see a bunch of rich cunts eating something that doesn't even taste good, but it's expensive so they must have it while looking down their noses at people eating a delicious fry up.
So yeah maybe read the article. Hint: it wasn't rich people, but indigenous people of Zanzibar. Apparently the dish is a delicacy to them but perhaps culturally significant. Especially if 3 year olds were consuming it (as fucking wild as that is), sounds like a cultural thing. I mean either way people shouldn't be eating turtles for a lot of reasons, hopefully the Tanzinian government could assist with some education on the subject I dunno.
There are three known species of salt-water sea turtles that can cause this type of a death (chelonitoxism) - two of them are Vulnerable, one of them is Endangered.
🎶 Toxic marine threatened turtles, toxic marine threatened turtles, toxic marine threatened turtles. Revenge in a half shell, turtle chowder!🎶
I like the way the turtle in the thumbnail looks like "Yeah you fucking deserved that"
its just a turtle bro
Yeah let’s eat this animal that consumes jellyfish like they’re tictacs…
Do... you have a Tic-Tac problem?
It's not a 'problem ' and I can totally stop anytime!
I just decided not to stop right now.
Holy fuck, the Wikipedia article for Chelonitoxism is crazy. No wonder everyone is dead or fucked up.
Children are especially susceptible, and the toxins have been reported to transfer readily via breastfeeding, even when the mother experiences no illness.
Motherfucking toxin from the Alien movies
Digestive system signs include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, dysphagia, tongue abnormalities and a firm, nontender liver. Autopsies have revealed hemorrhage in liver, esophagus and stomach, with mucosal edema of the esophagus, stomach and intestines. Fatty changes and necrosis of the liver were present. Other organs found to be abnormal on autopsy include swollen gall bladder, congested kidneys and enlarged spleen.
Goddamn. I have a feeling some of them aren't done dying yet.
Yeah, don't . . . . don't eat sea turtles, okay.
Everybody? Like if you were sitting around rubbing your belly and licking your lips going "Mmmm mmmm wish I had a big sea turtle meat dish right now", like - don't. Okay?
Just leave the sea turtles alone. They got enough hassles.
Ok, so there's a risk of death. If I'm on a desert island then I'll risk it, otherwise I'll avoid.
Agreed! Leave the turtles alone!
And the cows. And the pigs. And the chickens. They all have enough problems.
And the humans
Everyone who downvoted this should know that pigs are raised in pens where they don't have enough room to turn around and have to sleep and give birth in their own shit.
But hey, the narwhal bacons at midnight, right?
I raise my own pigs in large pens and they are treated well until slaughter.
What are your feelings on that?
That you are slaughtering them. So you aren't testing them well at all. That's just a thing you say so you can feel better about knowingly causing harm. Do you treat your cat well until you kill the for the pleasure of their body? Do you treat your dog well until someone pays you enough to kill it?
Being nice to a creature before murdering it doesn't absolve the murder. Not causing harm in another is the standard for ethical behavior, not you going the extra mile.
I do a rudimentary arithmetic and geometry test before slaughter.
They’re not going to live forever in nature and I give them a very good life.
Plus all the great meats come from pig.
Bacon, ham, and all the other great porky bits.
They’re not going to live forever in nature and I give them a very good life.
Again. Does not absolve murder. Literally no one will live forever, but that's not a reason why you can kill your neighbors.
Plus all the great meats come from pig.
Harming a creature for your own personal pleasure is the logic of dog fighting. You don't need to watch that as entertainment just as you don't need to kill for the enjoyment of food.
I feel like you using very selfish reasoning. Does assault, rape or murder become moral if I enjoy it enough?
The juvenile preoccupation with shaming vegans online is so fucking exhausting and annoying. You'd think the existence of vegans and the idea of eating less meat to reduce overall cruelty was like asking them to sell their child into slavery.
People would rather do anything than admit their contribution to the problem.
I see it all the time.
Found the compassionate individual.
The saddest is that it's children who probably had no clue and no way of deciding.
It's painfully obvious that some cultures just haven't learned these lessons yet.
It would be awesome if this encouraged some young people to be proactive in learning about what they eat.
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