• WallsToTheBalls@lemmynsfw.com
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    15 days ago

    Interesting question, if everyone stopped consuming beef and dairy tomorrow, what do you think the industry would do with the cows that no longer generate product but do still cost a lot to feed and house?

    Mull that one over

    • Solumbran@lemmy.world
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      14 days ago

      “Mull that one over” :')

      This argument is so bad I have to answer.

      • Animals are bred then killed for meat. All those animals that you mentioned are going to get killed. If the meat industry crashed and they killed all the animals, it would effectively end in fewer deaths as (I can’t believe I even have to write that down) killing generations and generations of animals is worse than killing a single generation of these same animals
      • Nothing says that the industry would kill them, they could release them or whatnot, and as the previous point mentioned it would never kill as much as if the industry continues
      • What farmers do is unrelated to consumers. If I tell you that if you don’t buy my slaves, I’ll kill them, are you the murderer if you refuse? Of course not, that’s stupid.
      • Nothing prevents governments for getting involved, which would be another way to prevent the killing
      • Are you really trying to pretend that killing and eating animals is okay, because else we would kill animals?

      Seriously, if you’re going to debate in bad faith, at least put some work in your fake arguments.