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Why not simply buy lovingly raised animals (obviously more expensive) instead of quitting on meat. That way you'd signal to the market that there's more demand
by kriro 10y ago
Why not simply buy lovingly raised animals (obviously more expensive) instead of quitting on meat. That way you'd signal to the market that there's more demand for that kind of meat. I mean if everyone was a vegetarian/vegan some pretty cool animals would probably be extinct soon.
- apendleton 10y agoOP mentioned ethical and environmental concerns. "lovingly raised meat" might address the former if your ethical concerns are about specific livestock conditions, but not if you think raising animals for human consumption is unethical, period. And it does nothing whatsoever to address the environmental concerns, which are considerable, and are a primary motivator for many people who reduce or eliminate meat (judging from the medium post, OP included).
- jlebrech 10y ago"lovingly raised" would mean you're buying the animal still alive?
- lessclue 10y ago"lovingly raised" to be slaughtered is an oxymoron.
- antisocial 10y agoYeah, I think he/she meant "humanely raised"
- mchmch 10y agohumane slaughter what is next humane rape?
- kweks 10y agoNot necessarily. Anyone who runs small farms or boutique cattle studs would disagree. All animals will die at some stage. If their life up to that point was in a caring and respectful environment, and they are humanely killed, what's the problem? We regularly sent our cattle to the abattoir, and it didn't stop them being happy cows that got hugs and shoulder scratches...
- darkxanthos 10y agoExactly. One can make an extreme example and ask how they would feel about someone lovingly slaughtering their husband/wife and children.