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>I think this is an obvious side effect of industrialization. We got really good at factory farming chickens/cows/pigs/etc. and catching/processing certain fish
by nonethewiser 3y ago
>I think this is an obvious side effect of industrialization. We got really good at factory farming chickens/cows/pigs/etc. and catching/processing certain fish, like tuna, sardines, salmon, etc. so that's the cheapest meat to get to market and the cheapest to buy, so that's what we eat.
I think you're right, or at least it's a major reason.
Before this article I have also observed that the only wild animals that people generally eat (at least in much of the developed world) is seafood. Most other meat, for most people, is farmed. Its not uncommon to eat fish that someone caught from the ocean, but it is uncommon to eat a bird that was shot out of the sky.
- rcarr 3y agoDeer is pretty common because of hunting, especially in America and probably Scotland too. Any wild animal that is a problem is still eaten e.g kangaroo in Australia, boar in Hawaii.
- nonethewiser 3y agoWell, I would say it's the most common. But it still seems like a vast minority of people eat it with any regularity. I'm not sure what that measure would be. Something like once every few months. As opposed to "I tried it a couple times." kinda thing. I eat it a couple times a year maybe which I think is more than the average person.