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In reply to the discussion: Does an image like this make you more likely to stop eating meat? [View all]NoOneMan
(4,795 posts)49. I think you are missing the forest through the trees here
This is reality, and it isn't ridiculous. Trees support life. They support life of deer, of wolves, of foxes, of squirrels, of everything in the entire ecosystem (including mycelium, insects and worms).
When you destroy forests for monocropping, to feed humans, you destroy all life that those forests support. I don't give a damn if you think trees aren't conscious enough to care about. They are an important part of the ecosystem that gives our planet life. Deforestation for agricultural purposes has create a real amount of suffering among life you deem important enough to care about.
You think pigs or any other sentient being should willingly let themselves be slaughtered to provide a good meal for complete strangers
In my opinion, not so much. They should be allowed to fight for their freedom in the wild. Whoever wins, wins.
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No, clearing out vast forests to create agricultural lands you pour poison on kills animals
NoOneMan
Jan 2013
#23
So your solution is to eat even higher on the food chain, requiring ever more agriculture?
villager
Jan 2013
#27
Humans have been amazingly skilled and efficient hunters for tens of thousands of years
NoOneMan
Jan 2013
#62
That is really amazing considering how many doctors recommend that we not eat red meat.
MoonRiver
Jan 2013
#84
bacteria and viruses can bring down and kill the healthiest person on Earth
liberal_at_heart
Jan 2013
#98
With care it will finish out at 240 to 280 lbs market weight in about 6 months.
FarCenter
Jan 2013
#72