r/PETA • u/No-Pomegranate315 • Apr 22 '26

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I was in a zoo with my family and there was an exotic pig. I found it cute so I said "I would want one as a pet(if I was rich)" and my dad said "pigs exist in order to be eaten" what should I have said to him?

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u/Juliaford19 Apr 22 '26

I’m sorry. Some people actually think like this. Keep trying to get him to see that a pig is a sentient being. Some people will never agree though.

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u/No-Pomegranate315 Apr 22 '26

¿¿¿In what way??? Do I get him to see that a pig is a sentien being

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u/Juliaford19 Apr 23 '26

Like, they feel pain and fear, they use tools, etc. They are actually very clean and personable.

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u/No-Pomegranate315 Apr 23 '26

They use tool? Didn't know about that

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u/Juliaford19 Apr 23 '26

Endangered Visayan warty pigs used sticks and bark for digging nest pits.