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Well, since you asked... In 2013 the number of birds killed by humans for their flesh[0] were: - 61,171,973,510 chickens - 2,887,594,480 ducks - 687,147,000
by hjek 7y ago
Well, since you asked...
In 2013 the number of birds killed by humans for their flesh[0] were:
- 61,171,973,510 chickens
- 2,887,594,480 ducks
- 687,147,000 geese
- 618,086,890 turkeys
This doesn't include birds that are killed in production of eggs and feathers, etc.
[0]: http://considerveganism.com/counter/ http://considerveganism.com/counter/
- rayiner 7y agoI’d those chickens and ducks could euthanize and eat you they totally would.
- pvaldes 7y agoIs not sure. Hens have been reported taking care and giving protection and warm to duckings or fledglings from other species. A giant female chickensaur could show a similar conduct. Robot chicken on the other hand, would totally kill us with a chainsaw in the most deuthanized way possible.
- hjek 7y agoYes, and if pigs could fly it would look really cool, but travel by airplane wouldn't be as safe.
- toiletfuneral 7y agoNo they wouldn’t. So you’ve never been around a chicken or duck before? What kind of stupid comment is this?
- mikeash 7y agoI doubt they’d bother to euthanize you first.
- Falling3 7y agoWe don't accept that as an argument for the morality of an action any other time. Why do you think it applies to discussions of our treatment of animals?
- tty2300 7y agoBecause no sensible set of morals would justify meat consumption when we are all perfectly capable of avoiding or seriously reducing it. I think the reason this is so controversial is we all know its true but it's highly inconvenient to acknowledge it.
- mikeash 7y agoI’m annoyed that those figures are given to a precision of ten animals. No way is that correct! And some of the figures on that one have a precision of hundredths of an animal?!
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- labster 7y agoWith all these bones, it's not really the anthopocene, it's the poultrycene!