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shadunkle
8y ago
Our current scientific understanding in no way leads to such a conclusion. However, even considering the hypothetical that plants are sentient, eating plants actually causes the least harm seeing as livestock are not very efficient converte
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shadunkle
8y ago
Currently the number one cause of Amazon rainforest loss is cattle ranching. Animal agriculture is worse for the environment than plant agriculture. There are numerous studies to support this, here's one, [1]. It is true that animal pr
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shadunkle
8y ago
Considering the magnitude of PR this has and will generate, any PR affects, whether positive or negative, will drastically dwarf any cost savings. If they are doing this out of purely self-interest, PR would be the primary concern, not cost