Can’t we mourn the loss of a furry friend without bringing up immigration? I have lost so much faith in humanity. Nothing is pure and sacred anymore.

    • actionjbone
      92·
      17 days ago

      Is it bad that I can’t tell whether 4 billion chickens is an exaggeration?

      • Varyk
        91·
        16 days ago

        https://www.nationalchickencouncil.org/americans-to-eat-1-45-billion-chicken-wings-for-the-big-game/

        according to the National chicken council (glad I get to say that), that isn’t exaggeration.

        Americans are eating 1.4 billion wings, and there are a few hundred million people all making individual grocery decisions; there’s not some big super Bowl robot that goes around murdering chickens, regardless of how cool an episode of Aqua teen hunger Force that would be.

        • ninja@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          16 days ago

          I can’t seem to find The National Chicken Council’s 2024 Wing Report to view how they counted a wing. The wing of a chicken consists of 2 muscle groups which are usually divided and sold as ‘wings.’ Each chicken would (usually) have 4 such wings; meaning it’s only 362.5 million chickens. Even if they’re counting whole wings it’s only 725 million chickens. 4 billion does seem to be an exaggeration.

          • actionjbone
            2·
            16 days ago

            Bacon is not meat.

            Bacon is pure glory.

            But I can see how you would make that mistake.

          • DarkThoughts@fedia.io
            1·
            15 days ago

            I mean, I did not want to use mean words, hence why I said Americans. But after today I guess I don’t have to be nice anymore. Fucking greasy lards!

        • actionjbone
          1·
          16 days ago

          Should I respond to this with a your mom joke? I feel like your post might need a your mom joke.

    • MyParentsYeetMe@lemm.ee
      314·
      16 days ago

      Honestly I feel bad for the poor animals. But the guy? For 7 full years he couldn’t be bothered to get the proper paperwork and licenses to own them? Didn’t get them properly vaccinated and/or treated due to no paperwork. If he’d done right, this wouldn’t have happened. But he’s playing the victim when he’s got the most blame on his shoulders.

  • BearOfaTime@lemm.ee
    111·
    17 days ago

    Right there with you.

    Some people are so empty they need crap like politics or reality TV to feel something.

    • andrewta@lemmy.world
      1·
      16 days ago

      And then there’s the truly sad bunch that can’t live without social media.

      For those that missed… Yes I’m joking

  • Battle Masker@lemmy.world
    41·
    16 days ago

    I thought peanut the squirrel was political from the getgo. Granted the first I heard of his killing was from alt right pro cop propaganda (ironically) I did hear his owner was also vocally alt right and dressed the squirrel in some costumes that supported some of his views. I could be wrong, do correct me if so

    edit: I was wrong. alt right was unrelated, unless the lady that called was actually mad the owner said “Trans Rights” and kiwifarmsed the squirrel

    • daggermoon@lemmy.worldOP
      2·
      16 days ago

      I heard about it from penguinz0. He made a video about it. It was a sad story. He’s definitly not alt right. He got shit on by the right for saying trans kids should be able to transition.

      • Battle Masker@lemmy.world
        1·
        16 days ago

        ok I just saw the cr1t1kaL video and did mroe research and it was the other way around? alt right fucks were upset about a homoerotic gent having a viral pet squirrel? but then championed the most evil cop event into a pro cop movement? this makes less sense every waking hour