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The confounding variable is that the cows would have been produced anyway for food, so using leftover tallow, bone, etc is ecologically virtuous
by ip26 7y ago
The confounding variable is that the cows would have been produced anyway for food, so using leftover tallow, bone, etc is ecologically virtuous
- firethief 7y agoUnless you pay for it. The cows are produced for money. Muscle meat is one of the most lucrative products, but demand for any part of the cow incentivizes more cows. It's possible that it would still be ecologically the lesser evil because the market value is low and what you might choose as an alternative isn't necessarily better, but it's not so clear cut as you make it sound.
- hinkley 7y agoAnd as many people have discovered, once you try to commercialize use of a 'free' resource it stops being free real quick. Does anyone making biofuel still get their feedstock for free?
- hef19898 7y agoYeah, that was my thought. Having local farms supplying local butchers and using every single bit of the animal.