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Make much higher welfare standards for farm animals a requirement - making meat much more expensive, reducing consumption. Sounds like a win win to me.
by arethuza 7y ago
Make much higher welfare standards for farm animals a requirement - making meat much more expensive, reducing consumption.
Sounds like a win win to me.
- sschueller 7y agoAnd if you don't want to wait for the government to require this you can already start today. Buy only locally farmed organic meat. Don't go to fast food places or restaurants that don't specifically declare that their meat is organic and local.
- saagarjha 7y agoOr just reduce your meat consumption.
- SmellyGeekBoy 7y agoSpeaking as someone who took the same stance as the commenter you're replying to, reduced meat consumption was indeed a side effect in my case without it being a conscious choice - mainly due to cost and inconvenience.
- mklarmann 7y agoTrouble with organic is that those cows live longer, hence cause about 60% more Methan emissions, till they are slaughtered.
- tom_mellior 7y ago> Trouble with organic is that those cows live longer Interesting. Do you have a source? I don't see a good reason for this off the top of my head.
- dagw 7y agoAt a guess cows that are grass fed and not given growth hormones grow much slower and thus take longer to reach 'slaughtering' weight.
- tom_mellior 7y agoGood point, thanks. The 60% number cited above does seem oddly specific, like it would come from a concrete source. Though as others in this thread have pointed out, methane seems to be less of an issue than it's sometimes made out to be.
- mklarmann 7y agoThe 60% is indeed what we studied for cows here in Switzerland. It is clearly related to the amount of time they live longer (18 instead of 11 month). You can check the source here: http://www.eaternity.org/blog/smart-chefs-research-results http://www.eaternity.org/blog/smart-chefs-research-results
- Japhy_Ryder 7y ago> Buy only locally farmed organic meat. No. Don't buy meat. Buy beans. Buy tofu. Hell, buy Beyond Burgers. We don't need meat. It's bad for the planet, bad for your health and it goes without saying, bad for the animals.
- sschueller 7y agoA Beyond Burger is not exactly good for your health but I would agree with buying items other than meat is better.
- markstos 7y agoAgreed.
- Sharlin 7y agoYeah. Modern factory farming practices are the reason why meat has become so cheap that its consumption per capita has at least tripled since the 50s.
- olakease 7y agoI think that is a good point. Also taxing "especially unfriendly environment products" would be great