▲ 44 ▼ What would happen if everyone stopped eating meat tomorrow? (grist.org) submitted 2 years ago by RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.works to c/climate@slrpnk.net 20 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] bunkyprewster@startrek.website 17 points 2 years ago (2 children) Cattle herders threaten to let 2 million cattle run wild. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] silence7@slrpnk.net 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) Realistically, an end to meat eating would involve eating the cattle herd in one last BBQ before we stop. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] spatialdestiny@lemmy.one 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) But look what happened to all the horse carriage sellers in the 1920's. They're (probably) all dead. You can't threaten the live(lihood)s of the cattle ranchers like that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jet@hackertalks.com 2 points 2 years ago https://www.researchgate.net/figure/United-States-Farm-based-Horse-Population-1850-2007_fig1_254456029 25 million horses to 3 million horses over the course of 40 years. Wasn't a great deal for the horses themselves. permalink fedilink source parent [–] kozy138@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago Lol. I got the reference! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) Realistically, an end to meat eating would involve eating the cattle herd in one last BBQ before we stop. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] spatialdestiny@lemmy.one 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) But look what happened to all the horse carriage sellers in the 1920's. They're (probably) all dead. You can't threaten the live(lihood)s of the cattle ranchers like that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jet@hackertalks.com 2 points 2 years ago https://www.researchgate.net/figure/United-States-Farm-based-Horse-Population-1850-2007_fig1_254456029 25 million horses to 3 million horses over the course of 40 years. Wasn't a great deal for the horses themselves. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] spatialdestiny@lemmy.one 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) But look what happened to all the horse carriage sellers in the 1920's. They're (probably) all dead. You can't threaten the live(lihood)s of the cattle ranchers like that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jet@hackertalks.com 2 points 2 years ago https://www.researchgate.net/figure/United-States-Farm-based-Horse-Population-1850-2007_fig1_254456029 25 million horses to 3 million horses over the course of 40 years. Wasn't a great deal for the horses themselves. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jet@hackertalks.com 2 points 2 years ago https://www.researchgate.net/figure/United-States-Farm-based-Horse-Population-1850-2007_fig1_254456029 25 million horses to 3 million horses over the course of 40 years. Wasn't a great deal for the horses themselves. permalink fedilink source parent