Industrial agriculture doesn’t rely on naturally occurring grass, corn and soybeans are also used, and feed is grown for animals using similar methods as would be used growing food for human consumption. Relying on more sustainable methods would still require a drastic reduction in meat consumption.
Also, the point I was responding to was, “What about the poor tomato plants?” If we’re still pretending to do the “plants rights activist” thing, then I don’t see why grass would be more acceptable than tomato plants.
Note that in the US, animals are also allowed to be fed feces as a cost-cutting measure, in spite the health risks
This is the second time someone’s said this to me recently, which is weird because of how obviously wrong it is. How is it hypocrisy if I’m making a choice that also reduces suffering to plants? It’s just complete nonsense, the argument is either uninformed or bad faith, so it doesn’t demonstrate anything.
I’ve tried grazing before, but I couldn’t digest the grass.
Industrial agriculture doesn’t rely on naturally occurring grass, corn and soybeans are also used, and feed is grown for animals using similar methods as would be used growing food for human consumption. Relying on more sustainable methods would still require a drastic reduction in meat consumption.
Also, the point I was responding to was, “What about the poor tomato plants?” If we’re still pretending to do the “plants rights activist” thing, then I don’t see why grass would be more acceptable than tomato plants.
Note that in the US, animals are also allowed to be fed feces as a cost-cutting measure, in spite the health risks
It’s not about pretending to be a plant’s rights activist, it’s about showing the hypocrisy of where the valuing life cutoff is (i.e. cute animals).
This is the second time someone’s said this to me recently, which is weird because of how obviously wrong it is. How is it hypocrisy if I’m making a choice that also reduces suffering to plants? It’s just complete nonsense, the argument is either uninformed or bad faith, so it doesn’t demonstrate anything.