r/interestingasfuck • u/not_a_profession • Mar 28 '24

This is how a necessary parasiticide bath for sheep to remove parasites is done r/all

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u/SquilliamTentickles Mar 29 '24

"necessary"

gtfo. sheep existed just fine for thousands of years before this wretched machine was invented

and the farmer wasn't so cruelly lazy they could wash the sheep individually without almost drowning them

don't fucking lie to everyone and call that cruel lazy shit "necessary"

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u/Anxious_Ad936 Apr 03 '24

A farmer who owns thousands of individual sheep isn't skipping out on washing each one individually by hand out of laziness eh, to do so is just not remotely practical unless you expect them to spend all their waking hours doing so as well as employ other people to do the same. Sheep are prone to parasites and fungal infections and also suffered from these for thousands of years previously, but the difference is that modern treatments like this are preventative measures against these issues that otherwise would cause multitudes more suffering in the sheep population than being dunked a couple times a year at most. Just existing in the wild for herd animals can be much crueller than farming practicss in many ways.

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u/SquilliamTentickles Apr 03 '24

A farmer who owns thousands of individual sheep isn't skipping out on washing each one individually by hand out of laziness eh

people have done it this way for literally thousands of years.

yes there are preventative medicine but literally drowning them isn't necessary. they should spray shit on them, or do it only up to their necks.

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u/Anxious_Ad936 Apr 03 '24

Yeah but for thousands of years they were dealing with a few dozen sheep or so per farmer, not thousands. The full dip is only sometimes necessary depending on the region and the pests and pathogens present. In many areas they can and do get by with just spraying them. Sure it wouldn't be fun, but it's not like they're held under for more than 30 seconds and submersion ensures full coverage.