Be careful with what you give to your cats

[Ysh]

This is one of the issues i have with the internet. Not so much the act of sharing an edge case like this and announcing 'be prepared' when that's either virtually impossible or utterly impractical (better spend a minute combing this food to prevent the one in a million chance of this happening to me), no that's annoying but to be expected.

It's having the thought processes of people laid bare to you. People can go online and watch someone get smushed by a roadsign while riding a bike without once thinking "man i'll never bike again", yet see something like this and go bonkers over it. Why? I think it's the effort required. Never biking again is a huge change for some people, and huge changes aren't ideal due to the smaller changes they bring about and the required effort to maintain that position. Idly dragging a utensil doesn't require a huge change (within the day-to-day scope the mind is used to), and you get that feeling of "i protected both my cat and other consumers by doing this"

It's very hard to ignore the 'push button, receive gratification' mindset plaguing my species. Protestors shouting slogans and chants they barely understand just so they can record themselves doing it, and get the back-patting and youtube views they crave for doing so. Tweets of "#prayforX" coming from the same individuals encouraging other countries/communities take in as many refugees as they can, and then some. They don't have to do anything extra. They're likely on their phone or a PC anyways, opening a twitter tab and spewing out some hollow platitudes for that brief rush of the warm and fuzzies.

We're all guilty of it, myself included, so don't take this as some kind of us vs. them post, I merely lament the constant assault of information convincing me we're nothing but moist robots, programmed by experience, trapped within the confines of our own minds and how they work.

I wish we were more, but it's just too plainly obvious we're a collection of cells doing their best to keep on keeping on, and nothing else.

I think just because this is true, does not mean it must be lamented.

[Kathaelle]

Are you sure she was not eating it with the spoon?

[NaoWhut]

This is one of the issues i have with the internet. Not so much the act of sharing an edge case like this and announcing 'be prepared' when that's either virtually impossible or utterly impractical (better spend a minute combing this food to prevent the one in a million chance of this happening to me), no that's annoying but to be expected.

It's having the thought processes of people laid bare to you. People can go online and watch someone get smushed by a roadsign while riding a bike without once thinking "man i'll never bike again", yet see something like this and go bonkers over it. Why? I think it's the effort required. Never biking again is a huge change for some people, and huge changes aren't ideal due to the smaller changes they bring about and the required effort to maintain that position. Idly dragging a utensil doesn't require a huge change (within the day-to-day scope the mind is used to), and you get that feeling of "i protected both my cat and other consumers by doing this"

It's very hard to ignore the 'push button, receive gratification' mindset plaguing my species. Protestors shouting slogans and chants they barely understand just so they can record themselves doing it, and get the back-patting and youtube views they crave for doing so. Tweets of "#prayforX" coming from the same individuals encouraging other countries/communities take in as many refugees as they can, and then some. They don't have to do anything extra. They're likely on their phone or a PC anyways, opening a twitter tab and spewing out some hollow platitudes for that brief rush of the warm and fuzzies.

We're all guilty of it, myself included, so don't take this as some kind of us vs. them post, I merely lament the constant assault of information convincing me we're nothing but moist robots, programmed by experience, trapped within the confines of our own minds and how they work.

I wish we were more, but it's just too plainly obvious we're a collection of cells doing their best to keep on keeping on, and nothing else.

I don't do it, but i'm an asshole

[MagicManICT]

Sheesh. A "derail incoming" or some other warning next time!!

Back to the OP...

What's bad is people have actually found this stuff in cans of tuna and salmon, so...

[jordancoles]

Sheesh. A "derail incoming" or some other warning next time!!

Back to the OP...

What's bad is people have actually found this stuff in cans of tuna and salmon, so...

I remember reading somewhere that the majority of the seafood we eat is farmed in controlled areas offshore or in tanks, but I guess stuff like this can happen where at some point in the fish's life it swallows a hook and lives with it until its scooped up by a net

I really can't see them pulling fish out of the water in bulk with a rod and reel but I could be wrong

[MagicManICT]

I remember reading somewhere that the majority of the seafood we eat is farmed in controlled areas offshore or in tanks, but I guess stuff like this can happen where at some point in the fish's life it swallows a hook and lives with it until its scooped up by a net

I really can't see them pulling fish out of the water in bulk with a rod and reel but I could be wrong

I had to look this up on Wikipedia as I couldn't remember specifics, but tuna is still hook and line on large trawlers. Check out some of those deep sea commercial fishing shows on History, Discovery, or whichever cable channel they come on. They're large lines and can put a few hundred hooks in the water at a time on special rigging just for trolling for tuna, swordfish, and other mid to large size deep sea fish. The primary method is the "purse-seine" nets that have gotten so much negativity from conservationists and activists for killing off dolphins and other species that are killed and thrown out.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuna

Salmon is primarily farm raised as they spawn in fresh water. There are sources of wild salmon, but it is significantly more expensive. It's better imo, and supposed to be more sustainable over time, but has more limits on how much can be taken per year. Whereas a farm you can get however much you can feed and spawn, which is a matter of size of farm you have. There's also a high risk of disease and other problems with farms. There are concerns over farm raised fish getting into the wild population and spreading such diseases.

[jordancoles]

This thing is sorta cool

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpPZUGIJ2M0

Off-shore fisheries that can be moved around and all the fish shit can be filtered out through the holes

[MagicManICT]

It's a giant buckyball!!

[borka]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6Q5rOalGWw

[shubla]

Eating tuna for cats is much cheaper than one for humans.
There is virtually no difference, except one for cats might be less salty.