Village-owned pigs were a common feature of medieval rural life, particularly in poorer communities. Not every household could afford to keep its own livestock, so villages often maintained one or more communal pigs for fattening. These animals were fed on household scraps, peelings, spoiled grain, and other waste, turning rubbish into meat with remarkable efficiency.The pig was usually allowed to roam freely through the village, foraging in yards, lanes, and nearby woodland. In autumn it might be driven into the forest to feed on acorns and beech mast, a right known as pannage. Responsibility for feeding and watching the animal was shared, sometimes formally, sometimes simply understood.Disputes over whose scraps went to the pig, or who failed to contribute, appear regularly in manor court records.When slaughter time came, usually in late autumn or early winter, the meat was divided according to custom. Some portions went to the poorest households, some to the church or lord, and some were salted or smoked for communal use. Nothing was wasted. Meat, fat, skin, and even bones had value.The village pig was not a symbol of charity so much as practicality. It represented collective survival in a world where margins were thin and waste could not be afforded. In many places, that single animal helped carry a community through the winter.
>>5109084...simply have more birds
>>5111044Wow cool another eggman. How are you selling your eggs? Are you raising them in a forest or something to have such low feed costs? I have mine on consistently fresh rotational pasture, but they still need supplemental feed. 500 birds go through a ton of food every couple weeks.
>>5111048I give most of them away.I'm an angry socialist and they are a byproduct of my lifestyle.A few well off people donate once in a while.
>>5111048I free range and they go into the back of a old keebler truck to sleep at night.My food bill is maybe 40 bucks a month to supplement vitamins they may not naturally forage or if some of the birds can't find food or are bullied away from it.I'm kind of a hippie socialist so this isn't like business for me. I'm just living my life.I even got one bird that comes into the house and lays everyday in the bathroomI'm not typical. My door is open till winter(literally propped open)I don't believe in profit seeking from non elastic demandsI don't cage animals without a strong reason.I typically hate modern farming and the commodification of animals and food.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
piggu desu
WTF 4chan and Reddit that elephants were cuddly and gentle and altruistic?!?!?!Explain this:https://youtu.be/bfrTxLiMgI0?si=qmeGJnPiT_Bfotcq&t=1055
>>5093914to create these scenarios so they can test the morality/empathy of elephants.
>>5090177Just pest control, they’re doing a good job.
>>5108494I think they would prefer to use the hose on themselveshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMQwChAEz54
>>5110640basado
>>5091410There was a meme last year here where this dude(s) kept posting how he could take on an elephant bare handed by repeatedly hitting its hind legs since it couldn't really do anything about it.>Don't bother explaining to me why this is ultra retarded on multiple levels: I know. I am just relaying the meme.
post ducks please
*quamk*
>>5011732That would go great with some peking sauce and some fries on the side. Wash it down with root beer.
My drakes are too aggressive to keep with my chickens, I might have to get rid of the drakes now.Thinking of passing them on and maybe raising some Call Ducks instead since they're smaller
>adopting stray cathow does this work? i've seen comments of people saying this. do they just find a cat outside and take it home?
>>5109722She's cute!>>5110046She's cute too!
Outdoor cats are free, you can just take them
>>5105763Some family stole our cat when I was a kid and they wouldn't give it back. Their son has since become a tranny so I think we won in the end.
>>5105807>pay phoneThis guy is a jeet.
>>5105762>Cats spawn like a video game.My ex-gf strongly believed that cats pop up in places where people need help the most. She thought they were some sort of "negative energy sponges" or something.
just found this little african faggot plant called the stinknet in the arizonan desert near me for the first time, FUCK these little pieces of shit>horribly allergenic>emit noxious fumes when burnt>reproduce in insane numbersthank fuck it was only the one stupid little shit growing (for now, at least), they've already overrun phoenix
>>5110811bro they are invasivewhich means you can't just plant something native in its place, because the invasive plant either>reproduces faster>crowds the plants sunshine source or root systemthat's why they are dangerous.we need to nuke china and india a good 2k times for how much they have ruined the american natural plant order.
>>5109940>emit noxious fumes when burntso does your mom
>>5110825Hylic post. Our intellects are what sets us apart from nature and allows us to exert dominion over it. If we can take steps to preserve what we have without much resources and without disrupting other matters, we should.
>>5111098Except it has nothing to do with intellect, it's hysterical opinions and disinformation. Invasive ecology isn't fact, it's a business. Monsanto lobbied for laws about noxious weed control. Glyphosate is banned in pretty much every first world country but in the USA it's the #1 tool to deal with "problem" species.
>>5111121That's all boomer shit. Hopefully with the long-awaited death of their generation the country can start to heal.
Why don't people just train dogs to use toilets instead of making them shit outside?
why don't people just flush dog shit into the toilet instead of tying it in a plastic bag and leaving it on the ground by a garbage can?
In Zen Buddhism, Shikantaza (只管打坐) is the practice of "just sitting."
Little guy passed away this winter at the ripe age of 6.
>>5110529God's ultra long term backups if we fuck this up
>>5107592Many are saying this
Why are cats like this
>>5096008Wash your nails, niqqa
>>5096696Lmao
Kot, KOT
>>5099559how bad is your autism?
>>5096008Misses his biological mother and or if his biological mother the cat see his/her human as his/her biological mother
Do bats have the largest gap from cutest to demonic in the animal kingdom?
Everyone loves Jumping Spiders.
>>5107012Well, not everyone...
hmm
>>5107048FUCK YOU
>>5106777microbats are superiorthey have an unique uglycuteness to them instead of being lemurs with wings
How big of an evolutionary blind spot do we have because all the fleshy things were never fossilized?
>>5109039In terms of evolutionary history, fossils are entirely optional in the age of molecular genetics.
>>5110494So how do you find all the fleshy things?
There was some Rogan tier octopi are aliens bcz no fossil record about 10 years ago. Around the same time he was pushing mushrooms on everyone
>>5109039What do jellyfish think about
>>5110494Only for things that survived, you lose all information about branches that died off, which may be discernible through fossils or other traces.There is no single tool for understanding.
>Walks in>rekts your whole tree of lifeHow many more branches of life are there we dont know about?
>>5100687That doesn't make much sense though, since there was nothing up there for filter-feeders or any other predators. There weren't even flying insects back then I think, nor trees.
>>5100635:DDD
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>>5107777Yes, if mistakes like the renaissance, reformation, invention and spread of the printing press enlightenment and the industrial revolution never happened we'd live in a much less degenerate and unnatural world. 99% of "people" shouldn't be allowed to have any impact more lasting than the fields they plow.
>>5098908how does this affect you personally?
how long does it take to get over the loss of a dog u spent every single day with for nearly 2 decades?life feels completely different now, and i dont want another dog, my old dog cant be replaced with a random new onealso feel weird in a way that ive got a lot less responsibility in life now not having any pets so kinda feel guilty about feeling "relieved" in a way too
>>5109876you don't
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQTeXBdPnIk
>>5109887I understand you, anon. >grandma gets Alzheimers, goes from entirely independent to fearful, dependent, constantly upset>slowly forgets the faces of everyone who loves herit's not that you're glad they're dead, really, it's that you're glad their ordeal is over.
In enough time, a few weeks, maybe a month or so, you'll grow accustomed to their absence. You'll never really get over it though. Take solace in the fact that your dog will stay with you forever, even if it hurts to carry it with you.
>cat rework>new dog skin>pig "FANS" aura farming at proplay>birB mains mad on twitter on the devs>Tree otps being nonchalant at anything>the rank 1 mountain guy got banned for cheating
>aura farmingGo back
>>5110840sounds like you have been mogged
>>5110840>when the opps are cringemaxxing
>foxfags get ANOTHER legendary skindev bias and vulpinoid pretty privilege strikes again
Guys I hate hunting so much. I live in the south and like 75% of people I know are fucking obsessed with killing. It seems like it doesn't even matter what it is-ducks, raccoons, doves, deer, turkeys, anything that has a season they're all in and killing as often and a many as they can. The part that pisses me off the most is that they always talk like they're some kind of skilled sportsman when in reality the animal doesn't stand a chance. These faggots spend thousands on decoys, camouflage, trail cams, bait, dogs, guns, 4-wheelers- and then have the gall to act smug and proud when they wait at a known migration stop and kill a fucking duck that's been flying for 900 miles without a break.I hate the shit so much it makes me sick.
>>5108040if you hate it so much, why download images like this & then upload them?this seems like a bait thread to be honest, but it seems like the mod team doesn't know what those are (or don't care)
>>5110440I feel like in theory paid African safaris are solid, rich old fucks spending a ton of money to hunt some near death old animal and the proceeds helps the park.In reality I have a feeling it's rife with mismanagement and animals getting killed that shouldn't. It's Africans running the show after all. You pay $50,000 to hunt a rhino, one guy at the top pockets $45,000 and the rest pays for fuel and maybe some fence repairs (the fence repair guy doesn't do the work btw).
>>5110827Vert likely so, but I would imagine some white guys are involved at the top. Even if there is massive grift, it seems to be baked in and everything keeps going. I think a big part of it is that scary guys with guns get some of the money. That incentives poachers to keep it moving to easier targetsSkimming and doing good aren't mutually exclusive.
>>5109523>saying that you could just as well go to a store and buy an already dead animalSo what you're trying to say is you're fine with the systematic mass killing and disgusting abuse of hundreds of thousands of animals per day, but John Smith doming three or so ducks once a week is where you cross the line?Hunting is the most ethical way of eating meat by far, what the fuck are you talking about?
As a pet owner I'd be very concerned about any animals being outside in general.No shot this doesn't backfire and kill some native species.
>>5077123..........
>>5107512based kiwi
>>5077135And then the white devils!
>>5077172I mean. You’re not wrong.
What a thread
