• @[email protected]
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    710 days ago

    In many ways, no they’re not. The average chicken/pig/cow isn’t on the same intelligence level as the average human, for instance.

    That being said, you’re not going to convince me that those differences are great enough to justify enslaving and killing them by the billions when alternatives exist.

      • @[email protected]
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        510 days ago

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

        • NSRXN
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          19 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.

          • @[email protected]
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            19 days ago

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

            • NSRXN
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              19 days ago

              the lifespan of livestock is exactly how long they are kept alive.

              • @[email protected]
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                19 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.

                • NSRXN
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                  19 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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                    17 days 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.

                  • BigAssFan
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                    09 days ago

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