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...to produce delicious veal, presumably? More to the point: if we didn't drink the milk of the mothers, neither the mothers nor the calves would exist at all;
by ahh 12y ago
...to produce delicious veal, presumably?
More to the point: if we didn't drink the milk of the mothers, neither the mothers nor the calves would exist at all; we wouldn't maintain millions of head of cattle for nostalgia. I'm not at all clear that's morally superior.
- latch 12y agoIt's 100% clear. Not having those animals live is morally superior than subjecting them to cruelty.
- delecti 12y agoConsidering how factory farms often treat livestock, I think there's a very low moral bar we have to beat when considering not continuing the process. Also, considering that many of the current cattle breeds are largely human creations, I don't think there's the same moral imperative to continue their existence like I believe there is with "natural" species, or even with animal breeds which could survive on their own.
- HeyLaughingBoy 12y agoThen that's a problem with factory farms, not with raising animals in general. It's quite possible, if a bit more expensive (sometimes...) to get meat that's humanely raised.