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One of the saddest truths about aggresive vegans is that, no matter what they say or write, normal folk won't care. Yes, we skin 'em, we fry 'em, we eat 'em. Exactly. No matter how you dress that, that's normal. And you trying to dress it as disgusting is only making it sound more epic.
If you prefer a more aggressive approach, I could fry you.
If you give me a quick death by a bolt through the brain, you can do whatever you want with what's left.
I'll agree that factory farming is abhorrent though. Maybe try something about being locked into a small box not even large enough to turn around in, stuck next to your own filth, etc etc.
99% of meat comes from factory farms in the US. For Europe, it's around 75%. Unless you know where the meat came from and how it treats its animals, you can safely presume the source animal was tortured for it. Calling factory farming abhorrent doesn't mean much if you still regularly pay for it to continue.
Not sure if you missed my point or are adding onto it.
My point was that most people aren't too turned off by the idea of eating another creature's flesh, and the method of food preparation doesn't really mean shit in terms of cruelty or shock value when it's already dead/already meat rather than a living thing (unless the prep method is somehow notably wasteful of the material).
If you want to make a strong point in favor vegetarianism or veganism, it's probably more impactful to focus on the horrors of factory farming than to suggest somethung about frying people.