Farm animals would go extinct
If everybody went vegan
It always interests me to see people who are fine with farm animals having their throats cut in their billions simultaneously showing deep concern about their potential extinction. Plenty of plant and animal species are going extinct thanks to human activity (at 1000 to 10,000 times the natural extinction rate - and rising) and I wonder if such people would advocate artificially breeding endangered species into existence, slitting their throats, then breeding even more as a viable means of helping prevent their extinction. To do so would be cruel and ridiculous of course, yet by putting forward the 'farm animals will go extinct if we don't eat them' argument that's exactly what's being suggested.
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Experts agree we're now entering the planet's sixth mass extinction event (the last one being the dinosaurs) and on this occasion it's human activity that's the cause. The many environmental problems animal agriculture creates are by far the leading cause of species extinction on this planet, and so if we genuinely do care about the issue, going vegan is a great way to help reduce the laundry-list of environmental destruction and degradation caused by raising livestock.
We can also vocally and actively refute the hunting, killing and trafficking of endangered species as well as the mass and ongoing trapping and killing of predator and non-predator 'pest' species who are killed solely to 'protect' livestock animals whose flesh and secretions we have no biological need to consume.
As for the farm animals themselves, they are artificially bred into existence in their billions and genetically manipulated to produce higher yields resulting in numerous debilitating health defects. Many suffer immensely from the moment they're born thanks to the ailments and illnesses we've deliberately built into them, and so not breeding these poor animals into existence in the first place is now the only sane and compassionate thing we can do. For those who are saddened at the prospect of the losing these gentle, intelligent and misunderstood creatures, many would live on in peace on the many farm sanctuaries around the world.
Some people have tried to claim that not breeding farm animals into existence in the first place is itself an act of animal cruelty. I'm not sure how that makes sense though as by that logic choosing not to have kids would be an act of child cruelty too, and as child cruelty is illegal it would mean those who choose not to have children should be arrested and charged. That would of course be ridiculous - because you can't be cruel toward someone who doesn't exist.
We can also vocally and actively refute the hunting, killing and trafficking of endangered species as well as the mass and ongoing trapping and killing of predator and non-predator 'pest' species who are killed solely to 'protect' livestock animals whose flesh and secretions we have no biological need to consume.
As for the farm animals themselves, they are artificially bred into existence in their billions and genetically manipulated to produce higher yields resulting in numerous debilitating health defects. Many suffer immensely from the moment they're born thanks to the ailments and illnesses we've deliberately built into them, and so not breeding these poor animals into existence in the first place is now the only sane and compassionate thing we can do. For those who are saddened at the prospect of the losing these gentle, intelligent and misunderstood creatures, many would live on in peace on the many farm sanctuaries around the world.
Some people have tried to claim that not breeding farm animals into existence in the first place is itself an act of animal cruelty. I'm not sure how that makes sense though as by that logic choosing not to have kids would be an act of child cruelty too, and as child cruelty is illegal it would mean those who choose not to have children should be arrested and charged. That would of course be ridiculous - because you can't be cruel toward someone who doesn't exist.
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And so at the end of the day, if someone's concerns about the threat of animal extinction are genuine and they're not just using it as an excuse to keep eating animals, then no longer supporting animal agriculture is the number one way to help reduce it.
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- Further Information-
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Mic the Vegan: The sixth mass extinction |
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Richard Oppenlander: Your Role in Global Depletion |
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Racing Extinction: Trailer |
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Cowspiracy: Trailer |
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"Man prays for mercy, but is unwilling to extend it to others.
It is unfair to expect something that you are not willing to give."
Isaac Bashevis
It is unfair to expect something that you are not willing to give."
Isaac Bashevis