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Well, dogs theoretically don't need meat, so if we can feed them impossible burgers, they'd be fine. Cats don't have a choice, but I'm feeling like they get a b
by nonameiguess 6y ago
Well, dogs theoretically don't need meat, so if we can feed them impossible burgers, they'd be fine. Cats don't have a choice, but I'm feeling like they get a bad rap now. If we feed them meat we produce, we're destroying the planet. They're perfectly capable of finding their own food if we let them, but then they're decimating local bird populations and disrupting ecosystems.
For what it's worth, the trends these researchers are talking about in the US with younger people having more pets and treating them better with higher quality foods is because younger people are having fewer children, instead replacing the lost affection and need to care with pets. Surely, replacing a human child with a cat is eco-friendly. Even if the cat eats nothing but meat, it never grows large, never grows old, and never learns to drive or require its own separate house. Carbon footprint has to be lower than more babies.
- kwanbix 6y agoWhat do you mean dogs don't need meat?
- k__ 6y agoAs far as I know, dogs can live on a vegan diet. Some even have to, because they're allergic to animal protein.
- NineStarPoint 6y agoDogs are omnivores, they can digest a wide variety of things. You could actually feed dogs a vegan diet if you want to, it just requires very careful formulation to get them all the nutrients they need. Even more so than it does for humans I believe, dogs while omnivores are very much geared towards being meat eaters.
- thefounder 6y ago>> Surely, replacing a human child with a cat is eco-friendly. Well the cat produces only waste while a human creates technology/innovation. Imagine raising a bunch of cats instead of people like Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezzos Elon Musk or Warren Buffet. A cat won't develop electric cars for sure.
- psychiatrist24 6y agoWhat if I care more about my cat than about your latest gadget?
- 7_my_mind 6y agoWhat you care for is immaterial. The goal of mitigating climate change is not to create a better world for you, but to provide a future for humanity. Thus, informed by such a goal it makes little sense to replace future generations with pets.
- psychiatrist24 6y agoWell if you don't care what I care for, why should I care what you care for? I'm not killing my cat so that you can get a new iPhone next year (presumably with an AI chip that can generate virtual cats).
- viro 6y agoYea this person doesn't seem to realize people often see their pets as literal members of their family. in the same vein as kids.
- qbasic_forever 6y agoBut a cute cat might make you the perfect viral Tik Tok video that earns you the money you need to get that electric car business idea off the ground...
- thefounder 6y agoWell if you replace Steve Jobs with a cat you may have no TikTok. Not to mention that a cat didn't develop linux either.
- anamexis 6y agoSo we need someone to develop FGI (feline general intelligence), and then we should be all set.
- beiller 6y agoChildren may have more net co2 output but they perpetuate the human race so you might say it's worth it. Cats are just waiting for us to stop moving for long enough so we can be their next meal!
- LaserHodl 6y agoNot at this scale. Personally I hope that lockdowns continue because that is what is best for the environment. If the next generation has to be sacrificed to save the planet, then that's a cost we should be willing to impress upon them. Probably not very popular, but I think mandatory birth control AS WELL as impossible meats are in our near future (or should be).
- read_if_gay_ 6y agoLet's just decimate ourselves until we reach our climate goals! Who wants to go first?
- LaserHodl 6y agoDepopulation can happen the kind way or the terrible way. We need to choose. Mandatory birth control with racial justice quotas will allow the species to continue in the most equitable way, even correcting for systemic racism. All without sacrificing nature.
- vimy 6y agoWow. Just wow. It’s really scary when people think like this. It sounds like a fascist dystopia I want no part of. Do you realize you’re advocating genocide in the name of social justice?
- LaserHodl 6y agoNo: genocide is what white people did to native Americans. I'm talking about the opposite: preventing catastrophic global warming and creating a better world by performing natural selection intentionally and gradually. In all reality, I'm not even advocating it. I'm merely observing that we are heading towards needing mandatory birth control, and once that happens there will be a societal conversation about who gets to procreate. If we make it a based on capitalism then only those who prop up white supremacy gets to procreate. That is not equitable: the conversation will move towards racial justice and the social collective will override capitalism.
- mmglr 6y ago> Well, dogs theoretically don't need meat, so if we can feed them impossible burgers, they'd be fine. Just by doing some cursory reading on the topic I came across [1] which suggests this isn't entirely true. [1] https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/nutrition/dogs-can-adapt-to-a-vegan-household/ https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/nutrition/dogs-can-adapt-t... But you do make an interesting point about younger people replacing pets with children.
- k__ 6y agoAlso, cats are only responsible for a 1/4 of these 30%.
- soperj 6y agoWhen that cat dies, it's likely replaced with a subsequent cat.
- 99_00 6y agoIf by impossible burgers you mean some meat substitute, then yes I agree. But instead of talking about it, it needs to happen. Otherwise the problem still exists. https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/can-insect-pet-food-cut-dogs-carbon-pawprint/article25981354.ece https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/can...