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> In a natural world, these animals would have the choice to reproduce (or not) In a natural world these animals wouldn't exist. There's no such thing as a cow
by Swizec 9y ago
> In a natural world, these animals would have the choice to reproduce (or not)
In a natural world these animals wouldn't exist. There's no such thing as a cow in nature. There are things that are almost like a cow, but they're not cows.
Most of the plants and animals we breed for food are not represented in nature nature.
> Why is it OK to do this to a pig but not, say, a dog?
Dogs are bred for food in some parts of the world.
- tjr 9y agoDogs are bred for food in some parts of the world. And elsewhere, dogs have been bred for their appearance at the expense of their health or functional traits, on the whims of people running competitions. See, for example: https://www.amazon.com/Dog-Wars-Border-Battled-American/dp/0983484503/ https://www.amazon.com/Dog-Wars-Border-Battled-American/dp/0...
- wil421 9y agoJust to add a bit. Tomatoes were a small yellow berry. Europeans thought they were poisonous for a while because they are nightshades.[1] Milk and beef cattle are most likely descended from Aurochs.[2] [1]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomato https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomato [2]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurochs https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurochs