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RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.works to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.net · 1 year ago

What would happen if everyone stopped eating meat tomorrow?

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What would happen if everyone stopped eating meat tomorrow?

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RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.works to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.net · 1 year ago
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“It would have huge consequences — a lot of them probably not anticipated,” one researcher said.
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    Realistically, an end to meat eating would involve eating the cattle herd in one last BBQ before we stop.

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      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.

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        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.

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