Compared to suffocating in acid, dying of disease could sometimes be far far worse, with hours of excruciating pain from sepsis, but I don’t know what disease deaths are like on average. Starvation would be drawn out much longer than suffocation, but I imagine wouldn’t reach the excruciating intensity of pain, although still possibly intensely painful (disabling).
This is for chickens, so perhaps doesn’t generalize to fish or especially invertebrates:
A terrifying thought. Whales are the worst perpetrators of this but people aren’t willing to discuss the uncomfortable solution:
Is suffocating or dissolving in acid worse than dying of starvation or disease?
Compared to suffocating in acid, dying of disease could sometimes be far far worse, with hours of excruciating pain from sepsis, but I don’t know what disease deaths are like on average. Starvation would be drawn out much longer than suffocation, but I imagine wouldn’t reach the excruciating intensity of pain, although still possibly intensely painful (disabling).
This is for chickens, so perhaps doesn’t generalize to fish or especially invertebrates:
https://​​welfarefootprint.org/​​research-projects/​​cumulative-pain-and-wild-animal-welfare-assessments/​​
very interesting thank you