Karl@literature.cafe to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 4 days agoIs it morally wrong to be non-vegetarian?message-squaremessage-square177linkfedilinkarrow-up161arrow-down147
arrow-up114arrow-down1message-squareIs it morally wrong to be non-vegetarian?Karl@literature.cafe to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 4 days agomessage-square177linkfedilink
minus-squareNSRXN@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days agothe vast majority of dairy calves are brought to full weight before slaughter, but slaughter still isn’t necessary.
minus-squareJerkface (any/all)@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoHow do you recoup the costs of raising a bull to full weight (which happens at a fraction of its natural lifespan) without slaughtering him? It’s like saying breathing isn’t necessary because you can just hold your breath.
minus-squareNSRXN@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·2 days agoyou can just choose not to do that
minus-squareJerkface (any/all)@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 hours agoAs in, choose not to be a dairy farmer?
minus-squareNSRXN@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 hours agoeven a dairy farmer can just choose not to kill.
the vast majority of dairy calves are brought to full weight before slaughter, but slaughter still isn’t necessary.
How do you recoup the costs of raising a bull to full weight (which happens at a fraction of its natural lifespan) without slaughtering him? It’s like saying breathing isn’t necessary because you can just hold your breath.
you can just choose not to do that
As in, choose not to be a dairy farmer?
even a dairy farmer can just choose not to kill.