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For the sake of the planet and animals, I'm thrilled with the fact Beyond is focusing on animal product replacements.
by Falling3 7y ago
For the sake of the planet and animals, I'm thrilled with the fact Beyond is focusing on animal product replacements.
- SketchySeaBeast 7y agoAs someone who enjoys meat, I'm excited to be able to finally get options that don't involve killing something to get there.
- the8472 7y agoPlants are living things. If you want to eat without killing then you'd need ab initio synthesized nutrients or subsist on detritus.
- Falling3 7y agoIf I were the parent I would've phrased that differently. But, as long as we're being pedantic, eating from plants is possible without killing the organism.
- gweinberg 7y agoAnimals also.
- knolax 7y agoYes but with animals the parts you harvest don't grow back.
- firethief 7y agoNot profitably. Cows can't be kept recently-pregnant without way too many calves; half of chicks are useless males.
- jogjayr 7y ago> half of chicks are useless males. That may soon be a thing of the past.[1][2] 1. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/30/chick-culling-germany-makes-tech-to-stop-slaughter-of-male-chicks.html https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/30/chick-culling-germany-makes-... 2. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/dec/22/worlds-first-no-kill-eggs-go-on-sale-in-berlin https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/dec/22/worlds-f...
- Falling3 7y agoThis is a big step, but don't forget that commercial layers are also slaughtered very young after egg production wanes.
- SketchySeaBeast 7y agoSorry, that doesn't involve killing something with a face.
- ThomPete 7y agoI am not sure what you mean.