usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoTIL about "Swill milk" where cows were fed distillery waste causing cow teeth rot and disease. It was also adulterated with raw eggs, burn sugar, etc. Swill milk lead to over 8,000 infant's deathsen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up1273arrow-down19cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1264arrow-down1external-linkTIL about "Swill milk" where cows were fed distillery waste causing cow teeth rot and disease. It was also adulterated with raw eggs, burn sugar, etc. Swill milk lead to over 8,000 infant's deathsen.wikipedia.orgusernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square53fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squareDarthFrodo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-28 months agoI wouldn’t say they’re equivalent. Obviously beating a fly isn’t as bad as beating a dog or a pig. But is beating a human much worse than beating a dog? For me it comes down to capacity to suffer I guess.
minus-squareFeathercrown@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoThat’s much more reasonable. I think I’d agree.
I wouldn’t say they’re equivalent. Obviously beating a fly isn’t as bad as beating a dog or a pig. But is beating a human much worse than beating a dog? For me it comes down to capacity to suffer I guess.
That’s much more reasonable. I think I’d agree.