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Most ranchers in western Colorado run their cattle on public land, not private property. https://www.fs.usda.gov/rangeland-management/grazing/permits.shtml htt
by cactacea 3y ago
Most ranchers in western Colorado run their cattle on public land, not private property.
https://www.fs.usda.gov/rangeland-management/grazing/permits.shtml https://www.fs.usda.gov/rangeland-management/grazing/permits...
- tomrod 3y agoSounds like a great opportunity to revisit cattle grazing privileges being freely given versus bringing back bison herds.
- nemo44x 3y agoIsn’t this a net good though? Most people benefit from cattle being as affordable as possible. If we charged ranchers to graze their livestock we’d see the cost passed onto consumers. This is a large reason we subsidize so much farming. It makes food affordable for all. This is a great social benefit for all.
- jtdev 3y ago[dead]
- tomrod 3y agoBison are better adapted and require only that we don't kill hunt them to extinction. Seems reasonable to favor them over beef cattle.
- cactacea 3y agoIMO, no, not remotely. The externalized impacts from cattle on public land are extensive and severe compared to the supposed benefit. Beef is also by far the highest impact food source humans use at scale. We should be minimizing it in favor of other, lower impact protein sources. Nobody has to eat grasshoppers either, chicken and pork can be largely fine from an impact perspective (though aren't always today).
- 0xbadcafebee 3y agoThen it sounds like it's their own fault if their cattle get taken by wolves... if they want to avoid the wolves (that are of ecological interest to the public), they can go get some private land to graze on. Oh but wait, that would make livestock not profitable, right? So we should definitely kill the wolves to prop up this unprofitable industry