• chetradley@lemm.ee
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      3 days ago

      Subjugate, exploit, confine against their will… We can argue semantics all day but the result is the same.

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        2 days ago

        confine against their will

        they don’t know what’s good for them. protecting them from the elements and predators and starvation is good.

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          2 days ago

          Not breeding them into existence just to kill them at a fraction of their natural lifespan is much better.

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              2 days ago

              Yes, thank you for making my point! When compared to the same animals living out their natural lives in a sanctuary, they’re only kept alive for a miniscule fraction of the time:

              And looking at the conditions a vast majority of these animals are raised in, it’s hard to argue we’re doing them any favors.

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                2 days ago

                no dairy cow would survive 20 years without shelter from the elements, protection from predators, veterinary care, ample food, and clean water. That’s not a natural lifespan. That’s an artificial lifespan.

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                  56 seconds ago

                  Kind of a moot point since dairy cows, like the majority of animals raised for food, are man-made breeds and wouldn’t exist in the wild anyway. But you knew I meant when I said natural lifespan, as in how long they’d live if they weren’t killed as juveniles.

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                  2 days ago

                  Anyhow, livestock is being killed well before they reach maturity. All for human pleasure.