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That is not how we keep cattle in the United States. In the US about 82% of grazing land is rangeland, which continues to support the natural ecosystems (prairi
by simonsarris 2mo ago
That is not how we keep cattle in the United States. In the US about 82% of grazing land is rangeland, which continues to support the natural ecosystems (prairies, shrublands, steppes, etc).
In places like Ireland, where cows have existed for 6000 years, they're also part of the ecology by any meaningful metric. There are a lot of more recently arrived species considered native! Mice, hedgehogs, rabbits, and red deer all came later.
- toasty228 2mo agoWhat do you even mean lol This is how cattle is kept in the US: https://www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/sucked-dry-thumb.jpg https://www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/sucked-dry-th... I'd love to read your definition of "natural ecosystems", is it something like "a system in nature", with "nature" meaning "on planet earth"?
- simonsarris 2mo agoThat's a feedlot for finishing. Throughout its life, a cow will spend 70-80% of its life in pasture. Feedlots are only efficient for the finishing of the cow.