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Originally Posted by SilentDrum
I don't like the idea of killing animals either but if all humanity went vegan, farm animals would probably go extinct as no one would spend money to raise them and tend to their health when they grow old.
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And cats would depend entirely on hunting, and dogs would eat a lot of garbage. What's the point of a pet if you don't wish to take care of it?
There are problems obviously, such as too much livestock, which comes at the cost of the environment. We should return to smaller animal farms pre- 1970s levels. Another issue is this cold, detached and industrial approach to livestock. Viewing them as a product, fattening them, purely for consumption. It's a symptom of modernity.
I don't eat those animals but that doesn't mean I can't see the problems that would happen if we no longer killed any animal. Not everyone can be healthy without it, and we have to think of our carnivore pets as well. Veganism for everyone isn't the way forward..