▲ 139 ▼ People working in the meat industry: could/can you actually feel the effects of the rise of veganism of the last ~10 years? How (much) did it affect the area you work in? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by Dicska@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 52 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (3 children) Woah, looks like chickens were our friends until the 1940s when people started eating the friends permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] otherbarry@lemmy.zip 16 points 2 years ago (1 child) The 1940-1950 era is the rough timeframe when the factory farming of poultry took off, especially once antibiotics started being widely used to group even more chickens together in those factory conditions. e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antibiotic_use_in_the_United_States_poultry_farming_industry#History_of_federal_policy_on_antibiotic_use_in_livestock permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 years ago There’s a number of factors, including a concerted effort by the USDA to drive chicken consumption. The Search Engine podcast did a two part episode about chicken bones that discusses the rise of chicken as a food product: https://pjvogt.substack.com/p/why-are-there-so-many-chicken-bones permalink fedilink source parent [–] Scubus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Lamb is at 0 lbs/y? I find that and turkey to be suspiciously low permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] festus@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago I believe it. I'm not American but Canadian (our diets tend to be similar) and before I became vegetarian I literally had never once eaten lamb, and turkey was only a Easter / Thanksgiving / Christmas meal. Keep in mind the number probably isn't 0 but close to it, it's just hard to see on the graph. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TheGalacticVoid@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago I had to reread your comment like 5 times because I kept reading "chickpeas" instead of "chickens" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] otherbarry@lemmy.zip 16 points 2 years ago (1 child) The 1940-1950 era is the rough timeframe when the factory farming of poultry took off, especially once antibiotics started being widely used to group even more chickens together in those factory conditions. e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antibiotic_use_in_the_United_States_poultry_farming_industry#History_of_federal_policy_on_antibiotic_use_in_livestock permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 years ago There’s a number of factors, including a concerted effort by the USDA to drive chicken consumption. The Search Engine podcast did a two part episode about chicken bones that discusses the rise of chicken as a food product: https://pjvogt.substack.com/p/why-are-there-so-many-chicken-bones permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 years ago There’s a number of factors, including a concerted effort by the USDA to drive chicken consumption. The Search Engine podcast did a two part episode about chicken bones that discusses the rise of chicken as a food product: https://pjvogt.substack.com/p/why-are-there-so-many-chicken-bones permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Scubus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Lamb is at 0 lbs/y? I find that and turkey to be suspiciously low permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] festus@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago I believe it. I'm not American but Canadian (our diets tend to be similar) and before I became vegetarian I literally had never once eaten lamb, and turkey was only a Easter / Thanksgiving / Christmas meal. Keep in mind the number probably isn't 0 but close to it, it's just hard to see on the graph. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] festus@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago I believe it. I'm not American but Canadian (our diets tend to be similar) and before I became vegetarian I literally had never once eaten lamb, and turkey was only a Easter / Thanksgiving / Christmas meal. Keep in mind the number probably isn't 0 but close to it, it's just hard to see on the graph. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheGalacticVoid@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago I had to reread your comment like 5 times because I kept reading "chickpeas" instead of "chickens" permalink fedilink source parent