A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

As if getting killed and eaten wasn’t bad enough!

So I was at the grocery store and my daughter and I were looking at all the various bits of animals they had — pig’s feet, pig’s tails, and then, when we picked up a pig’s ear, I saw it had been tattooed… Anyway, tomorrow is a busy day so I’m not sure exactly when I’ll be able to squeeze in posts, but I’ve got some great stuff lined up, and the other good news is that later this week we’ll be posting a full interview with Zombie (aka Skullboy)!

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Comments

316 responses to “As if getting killed and eaten wasn’t bad enough!”

  1. kate Avatar
    kate

    my dog’s ear was tattooed at the breeder before i got him… its a series of numbers and letters.

  2. kate Avatar
    kate

    my dog’s ear was tattooed at the breeder before i got him… its a series of numbers and letters.

  3. Dagon Avatar

    Ketchum 50D tattooer?

  4. Dagon Avatar

    Ketchum 50D tattooer?

  5. max Avatar
    max

    eww… pig

  6. max Avatar
    max

    eww… pig

  7. Eric Avatar

    Mmmmmm.
    *drool*

  8. Eric Avatar

    Mmmmmm.
    *drool*

  9. nyne Avatar

    24: Yeah, no kidding. If I wasn’t a vegetarian for 6 years without forcing my beliefs on others I’d honestly wonder if it were possible to be one and shut up about it. 🙂

  10. nyne Avatar

    24: Yeah, no kidding. If I wasn’t a vegetarian for 6 years without forcing my beliefs on others I’d honestly wonder if it were possible to be one and shut up about it. 🙂

  11. Pidge Avatar
    Pidge

    They don’t come fresh im my market unfortunately.

  12. Pidge Avatar
    Pidge

    They don’t come fresh im my market unfortunately.

  13. Warren Hiller Avatar

    PiXiETroll: I absolutely agree with you…If we’re to respect the rights/decisions of the vegans, than they should respect our rights/decisions to eat meat.

    Personally I believe the human body is all about moderation…eatin the proper amount of meats with veg. not over doing the alcohol but drinking in moderation (certain alcohol types like red wine,etc has been proven to be helpful to the body)…The main thing is to not go over board with any of these things, but to do it all in moderation.

    Also just imagine if we all swapped over to being vegan, there’d be a veg shortage…and problems would occur much like how the problems are occurring with meat…So we’d be pumpin veg with hormones and other things to make them bigger and more synthetic,etc.

    not only that I can’t help but see the ignorance in saying animals have lives we must save, yet lifeforms such as vegetation should not be given the chance to live. They might not be as complex cellular lifeforms as human beings, but just because that’s true doesn’t mean we shouldn’t care about them as well.

  14. Warren Hiller Avatar

    PiXiETroll: I absolutely agree with you…If we’re to respect the rights/decisions of the vegans, than they should respect our rights/decisions to eat meat.

    Personally I believe the human body is all about moderation…eatin the proper amount of meats with veg. not over doing the alcohol but drinking in moderation (certain alcohol types like red wine,etc has been proven to be helpful to the body)…The main thing is to not go over board with any of these things, but to do it all in moderation.

    Also just imagine if we all swapped over to being vegan, there’d be a veg shortage…and problems would occur much like how the problems are occurring with meat…So we’d be pumpin veg with hormones and other things to make them bigger and more synthetic,etc.

    not only that I can’t help but see the ignorance in saying animals have lives we must save, yet lifeforms such as vegetation should not be given the chance to live. They might not be as complex cellular lifeforms as human beings, but just because that’s true doesn’t mean we shouldn’t care about them as well.

  15. herekittykitty Avatar
    herekittykitty

    Seems like untattooed people are the ones who judge (and disapprove) of those who are inked and not usually the other way around. Sounds like some of those who choose not to eat meat have that same attitude with those who do eat it…while I doubt if most meat-eaters would verbally condemn someone for eating a salad.

  16. herekittykitty Avatar
    herekittykitty

    Seems like untattooed people are the ones who judge (and disapprove) of those who are inked and not usually the other way around. Sounds like some of those who choose not to eat meat have that same attitude with those who do eat it…while I doubt if most meat-eaters would verbally condemn someone for eating a salad.

  17. monica Avatar

    I’m curious about what people cook with pig ears or feet. Do they actually eat the flesh from them, or do they simmer them to make soup bases and stews?

  18. monica Avatar

    I’m curious about what people cook with pig ears or feet. Do they actually eat the flesh from them, or do they simmer them to make soup bases and stews?

  19. penski Avatar
    penski

    Love meat. Hate veggie-fascists.

    Eat what you want…But try and dictate what I eat and you can (in the words of The Mighty Stephen Hawking) go suck a dick.

    *n

  20. penski Avatar
    penski

    Love meat. Hate veggie-fascists.

    Eat what you want…But try and dictate what I eat and you can (in the words of The Mighty Stephen Hawking) go suck a dick.

    *n

  21. Warren Hiller Avatar

    monica: both actually, especially in West Indian/Caribbean culture.

    http://recipes.caribseek.com/Curacao/salted-pigs-ears.shtml

    http://www.cooks.com/rec/search/0,1-0,pig_ears,FF.html

    the list goes on if you do a google search on Pig Ear Receipes

  22. Warren Hiller Avatar

    monica: both actually, especially in West Indian/Caribbean culture.

    http://recipes.caribseek.com/Curacao/salted-pigs-ears.shtml

    http://www.cooks.com/rec/search/0,1-0,pig_ears,FF.html

    the list goes on if you do a google search on Pig Ear Receipes

  23. Bas Avatar
    Bas

    WTF, does it really say “MKZ”?
    MKZ = Mond- en Klauwzeer, dutch for “foot-and-mouth disease”.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot-and-mouth_disease

  24. Bas Avatar
    Bas

    WTF, does it really say “MKZ”?
    MKZ = Mond- en Klauwzeer, dutch for “foot-and-mouth disease”.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot-and-mouth_disease

  25. solocard Avatar

    I think its HK24.

    I wonder if all the meat from that pig was tattooed. I reckon theres an aspiring tattooist working in the butchers dept of your store!

  26. solocard Avatar

    I think its HK24.

    I wonder if all the meat from that pig was tattooed. I reckon theres an aspiring tattooist working in the butchers dept of your store!

  27. coffiend Avatar

    well if that wasn’t an explosion waiting to happen…

    & im completely tired of this argument

  28. coffiend Avatar

    well if that wasn’t an explosion waiting to happen…

    & im completely tired of this argument

  29. greenmouse Avatar
    greenmouse

    Thumbs up for the right to eat meat!
    and FINALLY the INTERVIEW i’ve been waiting the most!!!

  30. greenmouse Avatar
    greenmouse

    Thumbs up for the right to eat meat!
    and FINALLY the INTERVIEW i’ve been waiting the most!!!

  31. Mangaartist Avatar

    I’m vegetarian so I completely wouldn’t eat that but I have no problem with others doing whatever they want, everyone should be given the choice to eat whatever he/she thinks is best for him/her. I guess it’s called freedom of choice in English or something like that. And also everyone should have the right to publicly display their opinion, I guess that is freedom of speech? And I really don’t think we should argue about something like this. (Yes, I do have “Free Hugs” written on my shirt 🙂

  32. Mangaartist Avatar

    I’m vegetarian so I completely wouldn’t eat that but I have no problem with others doing whatever they want, everyone should be given the choice to eat whatever he/she thinks is best for him/her. I guess it’s called freedom of choice in English or something like that. And also everyone should have the right to publicly display their opinion, I guess that is freedom of speech? And I really don’t think we should argue about something like this. (Yes, I do have “Free Hugs” written on my shirt 🙂

  33. Bas Avatar
    Bas

    @solocard
    you’re right, I have to eat more carrots 😉

  34. Bas Avatar
    Bas

    @solocard
    you’re right, I have to eat more carrots 😉

  35. Luke Avatar

    Meat rules but the interview will rule more. I eat meat becuase I lvoe animals so much. I love them INSIDE me. It’s like eating their souls.

    Not really.

  36. Luke Avatar

    Meat rules but the interview will rule more. I eat meat becuase I lvoe animals so much. I love them INSIDE me. It’s like eating their souls.

    Not really.

  37. jonnycore Avatar

    silly people!
    the pigs ear was tattooed at the farm
    or slaughterhouse, then cut up, not the
    other way round!

  38. jonnycore Avatar

    silly people!
    the pigs ear was tattooed at the farm
    or slaughterhouse, then cut up, not the
    other way round!

  39. kate Avatar
    kate

    this picture made me sad,bad things can make me more sad is that bme have whole gallery includes pics of pierced and tattoed animals.it’s sick.

  40. kate Avatar
    kate

    this picture made me sad,bad things can make me more sad is that bme have whole gallery includes pics of pierced and tattoed animals.it’s sick.

  41. Shannon Avatar

    Warren, if people switched to vegan there would not be a “veg shortage”. I hope you’re joking.

    The reality is that it costs far more vegetables to grow meat than it does to feed them to humans…

  42. Shannon Avatar

    Warren, if people switched to vegan there would not be a “veg shortage”. I hope you’re joking.

    The reality is that it costs far more vegetables to grow meat than it does to feed them to humans…

  43. Liebe Avatar
    Liebe

    still very gross, but if you wanna consume a dead pig by all means go ahead

  44. Liebe Avatar
    Liebe

    still very gross, but if you wanna consume a dead pig by all means go ahead

  45. solocard Avatar

    @ 45: No way, it was definitely done by a rogue butcher with a tattoo machine. I’m almost certain…

  46. solocard Avatar

    @ 45: No way, it was definitely done by a rogue butcher with a tattoo machine. I’m almost certain…

  47. Lene Avatar
    Lene

    @ carnivores: you want respect for your “decision” to eat meat…? No! Because your choice means suffering and torture for millions and millions of animals and humans (people who eat meat use up ten times more plants, water, energy and land -for fodder- than veggies). So it´s not just a personal thing at all!!!!

  48. Lene Avatar
    Lene

    @ carnivores: you want respect for your “decision” to eat meat…? No! Because your choice means suffering and torture for millions and millions of animals and humans (people who eat meat use up ten times more plants, water, energy and land -for fodder- than veggies). So it´s not just a personal thing at all!!!!

  49. Holly Avatar

    I don’t object to people who want to eat meat because I also don’t think that people should object to me NOT eating meat.
    My main problem with meat production and consumption is just that. Meat production by and large is a cruel thing and the mass consumption of meat fuels this by people who are unwilling to pay a fiver for a whole chicken.

    I support organic farming, both of meat and veg. I wish that people could reconnect with their food and not just see meat as some shrinkwrapped joints on a supermarket shelf and breaded ‘nuggets’ in the freezer.

  50. Holly Avatar

    I don’t object to people who want to eat meat because I also don’t think that people should object to me NOT eating meat.
    My main problem with meat production and consumption is just that. Meat production by and large is a cruel thing and the mass consumption of meat fuels this by people who are unwilling to pay a fiver for a whole chicken.

    I support organic farming, both of meat and veg. I wish that people could reconnect with their food and not just see meat as some shrinkwrapped joints on a supermarket shelf and breaded ‘nuggets’ in the freezer.

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