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Personally, I find the environmental issues & existential threat of climate change that livestock farming contributes towards is the far more motivating factor
by KingMachiavelli 7y ago
Personally, I find the environmental issues & existential threat of climate change that livestock farming contributes towards is the far more motivating factor in reducing consumption of meat & animal products. It's a false dichomity to say it's impossible to 'love' some animals while eating others; it's bit absurd to claim since humans have been doing so for 1000s of years and that we've domesticated an entire species (dogs), in part, to help us raise livestock, etc.
- warent 7y agoYou're right, it was poorly worded. I didn't intend to say that consuming any meat at all means you don't care for animals.
- seanwilson 7y ago> It's a false dichomity to say it's impossible to 'love' some animals while eating others It might not be impossible but it's a strange double standard that e.g. people would be against any form of cruelty at all to dogs but are fine with factory farmed cows and pigs. I don't find the argument that dogs have been brought up to be companions for 1000s of years a compelling justification. Most people couldn't even watch videos of how cows and pigs are slaughtered let alone do it themselves which to me is telling that they're aware of the suffering caused but choose to ignore it.