Why was America importing live pigs from Canada? We do not need to be importing pigs. Let them enjoy their lives. - ThreadSky

marshacoupe.bsky.social • 18 days ago

Why was America importing live pigs from Canada?

We do not need to be importing pigs. Let them enjoy their lives.

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justagalandadog.bsky.social•18 days ago

Amen.

jennywing.bsky.social•17 days ago

A bit off the topic of pigs particularly....but I don't understand why countries both import and export the same product. Like soy....USA both imports and exports soy. What sense does that make?

marshacoupe.bsky.social•16 days ago

I'm equally baffled by this, Jenny.
Also, why places like California, 'The Salad Bowl of the World', import the things we grow from Mexico, while exporting our homegrown produce to other places.

Fortunately, I avoid this by shopping the Farmer's Market, but grocery stores are filled with imports.

docpaperback.bsky.social•16 days ago

They were needed to boost the majority in Congress.

art-n-dogs.bsky.social•16 days ago

Sick!

stevebasnett.bsky.social•18 days ago

"The Imports the US relies on most"

Vermouth I can understand.

But precious metal watches AND synthetic jewelry stones?

marshacoupe.bsky.social•18 days ago

The list is crazy weird.

stevebasnett.bsky.social•18 days ago

It mostly doesn't make any sense to me. Like Ai is now being used to generate and spew out random government data?

wokenojokewarrior.bsky.social•17 days ago

You already know I agree with you. But what other people may NOT know is how social, smart (said to be the equivalent of a 3-year-old toddler), and companionable pigs can be. Bottom line though, they don't want to be eaten, and if you're not comfortable eating a 🐈 or 🐶, don't eat the others either.

marshacoupe.bsky.social•17 days ago

Indeed, I have read a great deal about pigs, as well as admiring them at country fairs.

One can easily see, observing a pig for a couple of minutes, their intelligence and awareness.

Did you know Canada was exporting so many pigs to America? I was shocked to see that.

wokenojokewarrior.bsky.social•17 days ago

Nope, didn't know, so rooted around (ha, pig pun) for more info:

Canada exports pigs to 94 countries & in '24 sent $1.7 billion of pork to the U.S. + more than $560 million worth of live swine. But the U.S. exported more than $850 million of pork BACK to Canada.🙄

So, 100% tariffs on pork I say! 🐖

marshacoupe.bsky.social•17 days ago

How bizarre.

I know there's a big demand for what is labeled 'Canadian Bacon' for Eggs Benedict and pizza in the states.

wokenojokewarrior.bsky.social•15 days ago

I want to like this post, but since it has bacon in it, I'll have to abstain. 😉

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