Eat Pig?Then Kill It Yourself!

it was shot in the southern highlands of Papua New Guinea in September 2006 at a tribal feast i was invited to. Life is very hard indeed in the highlands. The most basic needs are not met even matches are hard to find, empty can reuse. A group of older women asked me for my newspaper and shared it equaly as cigarette paper . Proteins and fats are hard to get, very expensive imports and feast with animal proteins are always shared between clans so people eat very little meat indeed and whatever meat they eat they kill. Nothing is thrown away. People would'nt dream of eating chicken or any meat on their own: none would get away with that.

At first we did not want to upload this clip as we thought it might be too gory and gross for most people and only attract those who like blood. We changed our mind and dedicate it to those who eat meat and dont take any responsibility for the growing of the animal not their killing.

However the pigs are dispatched the best they know and are able to. There is no torture here. The wodden butt is what they have. Arrows and bullets are reserved to tribal wars. The pigs as all pigs are very intelligent creatures, nurtured lovingly by the women folks. The manfolks kill them.

This is in marked contrast to the terrible pig life in modern piggeries with no space no grass nowhere to root about and no sex only insimination. That's in industrialised agriculture for you!

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[babylonoise]

rather modest hygiene and one should be aware of pork tapeworm,

also when meat is undercooked. It will be hard to teach people because lifestyle

has a spiritual connotation.

[AlbinoTopaz]

That is one hell of a way to kill a pig.....I highly respect these people...

[headkat]

this was an exquisitely beautiful example of humankind's ability to appreciate and treat well, that which it posesses. An example of appreciation which we all, sadly, fall short of. Who of us treats the living food, which we consume, with such compassion? Such dignity? Such personal appreciation? Who among us oversees, first hand, the lives of those who are slaughtered for our use? This is more than true kindness - its consideration far beyond OUR everyday nanchalance, so think before judging.

[Veroflaptor]

Agreed.

[jakeisdead]

id rather hit my neighbor with that things id feel less guilty...though i eat pork and i understand before you can eat em it has to be butchered

anyways we have somebody else doing the job for us

[tropyro]

so then how would you suggest killing pigs in a less painful method

[mototsumi]

ok there is nothing wrong with eating pork but they could kill them in a lesspanfull way and it good that they dont waste any of the pig

[OMGiRAPEDu]

hey im white ,

but i respect there traditions for its been passed down for generations and there not uncivil there pretty good. and they look very happy there so whats the big deal?

[starbabe58]

swine are unclean eating pork is bad

[fanofCOH]

i think the same