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Am I the only one who is thinking that cows must feel terrible their whole lives.
by connectsnk 2y ago
Am I the only one who is thinking that cows must feel terrible their whole lives.
- ornornor 2y agoThat’s one of the reasons why many of us refuse to eat them (or any other animal)
- saagarjha 2y agoBy eating them you shorten the length of time they stay miserable.
- caditinpiscinam 2y ago"a most delicious, nourishing, and wholesome food"
- albrewer 2y agoBy eating them you contribute to the overall demand for new beef, thereby perpetuating the cycle of bovine misery.
- cryptonector 2y agoHumans are carnivores. Like felines, canines, etc. But it is tough, yes, to be a carnivore when these animals are so lovable and loving. As a beekeeper it's hard to to steal my bees' honey. But... I still do it.
- ornornor 2y agoDoesn’t have to be this way though. We’re not obligate carnivores, you can eat no animal product for decades and be just fine.
- cryptonector 2y agoI don't think this is true. I mean, yes, we can not eat meat, but I don't believe that not eating animal protein produces equivalent results to eating animal protein.
- ornornor 2y agoI disagree on that point, I think it’s totally possible to live healthily without eating anything that comes from an animal.
- ornornor 2y agoMaybe this will be of your interest: https://youtu.be/iSpglxHTJVM https://youtu.be/iSpglxHTJVM
- lm28469 2y agoWhen 50% of the west is obese this is not a concern, people don't give a shit about "the results" And it's not a boolean switch, we could definitely eat less meat of better quality and achieve better "results" on a planetary scale
- lm28469 2y ago> Humans are carnivores. That doesn't tell the whole story. Felines become ill on vegetarian diet, humans can definitely thrive on vegetarian diets. Also there is such a wide spectrum between modern animal factories insanity and sustainable meat eating, you can't throw them both in the same box and rationalize everything by saying "OOMAN EAT MEAT! OOMAN NEED MEAT!"
- Asraelite 2y ago> Felines become ill on vegetarian diet, humans can definitely thrive on vegetarian diets. Sort of. Humans would die on a paleo vegetarian diet. We need modern supplements and/or cultured bacteria. The same is true of cats; they can survive on a vegetarian diet but only with supplements (although it's much, much harder to do this right with cats than it is for humans).
- tradertef 2y agoAs a fellow beekeper and carnivore, I think these two are very different. For bees, we provide them a house and it is in our best interest to have them live as long as possible.
- cryptonector 2y agoIt's a bit like keeping dairy cows.
- eitland 2y agoI think it varies a lot fromncow to cow (and from farm to farm). I grew up on a (small) farm and we liked them and were fond of them and they seemed to be the same. Yes, they were absolutely overjoyed when I took them to the pasture at the start of the summer, but no, they didn't seem to bother extremely much when I collected the after the summer.
- brewtide 2y agoLetting them out in the spring and seeing these large, generally "lumbering" animals run, hop, and frolic in enjoyment is a scene one never forgets.