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You could make the same arguments about milk though, right? We provide housing, food, protection, etc. to cows in exchange for their milk production. I guess w
by function_seven 9y ago
You could make the same arguments about milk though, right? We provide housing, food, protection, etc. to cows in exchange for their milk production.
I guess with cows, it's a little beyond what they'd normally do (constantly lactating is not the natural state of the cow), so there's that distinction.
I'm not a vegan, so I haven't spent any serious time considering this, but I bet there's an argument to be made that bees would "rather" not have their food store pilfered :)
- ceejayoz 9y ago> You could make the same arguments about milk though, right? Sort of, but with an important distinction - we have to keep the dairy cows having babies so they're making milk. The female calves have to be separated and fed formula (so we can get the milk; likely traumatic for the babies). The male calves are either killed or raised for veal, which is going to present... issues for vegans.
- rsynnott 9y agoIt's fairly common to kill off bee colonies for the winter in apiculture, though, isn't it? Seems like a similar general idea.
- ceejayoz 9y agoI can't find anything in a quick Google search indicating that's any sort of common practice. Most appear to recommend feeding supplemental sugar to prep for overwintering. Not mentioned in this guide to prepping for winter at all: https://pollinator.cals.cornell.edu/sites/pollinator.cals.cornell.edu/files/shared/documents/Wintering%20Bees%20in%20Cold%20Climates.compressed.pdf https://pollinator.cals.cornell.edu/sites/pollinator.cals.co...