I stand to disagree. While animal "welfare" can be measured in individuals, we also need to consider the impact on the environment. Here https://en.wikipedia.or

I stand to disagree. While animal "welfare" can be measured in individuals, we also need to consider the impact on the environment. Here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_impact_of_meat_production#Water_resources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_impact_of_meat_p... it says that the water consumption per quantity of meat is 3-4 times lower for poultry and pork than for beef. The environment supports many more animals that we do not eat, so resource use is more important than headcount in my opinion. You could count the number of flies that died because of industry, but what would that accomplish?