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    1 year ago

    reason 5003 why I try to avoid meat that isnt from the local farm in my village

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      1 year ago

      Too late! Farmers very often have to stop sows from eating their own piglets, and they don’t always get there in time. Pigs are naturally cannibalistic in the wild, which is part of what makes them such a nasty invasive species. They’re their own food source, at least in part.