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> "It's not meat that's bad for the environment, it's the large scale factory farming methods Best estimates show that 70%+ of cows and 98%+ of all other meat
by shlant 7y ago
> "It's not meat that's bad for the environment, it's the large scale factory farming methods
Best estimates show that 70%+ of cows and 98%+ of all other meat in the US comes from factory farms(CAFO's)[1], so to say "it's the large scale factory farming methods" is describing most meat people consume. So in this context, MOST meat IS bad for the environment
> "There are plenty of veggie farms that damage the environment too"
I'm hearing these kind of lazy whataboutism's a lot lately. They are mostly not well thought through, knee-jerk defenses in response to having lifestyle choices/beliefs questioned. Most recently it was "soy beans for vegan products are also causing rainforest destruction" as if it's even slightly comparable to animal agriculture destruction. Do you have any examples or data to back up this statement?
1. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iUpRFOPmAE5IO4hO4PyS4MP_kHzkuM_-soqAyVNQcJc/edit#gid=0 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iUpRFOPmAE5IO4hO4PyS...
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