3volver@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 8 months agoWhy do people still eat beef when we know it's terrible for Earth?message-squaremessage-square242fedilinkarrow-up1130arrow-down1128
arrow-up12arrow-down1message-squareWhy do people still eat beef when we know it's terrible for Earth?3volver@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square242fedilink
minus-squareFaceDeer@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down4·8 months agoAnd in those specific cases, sure, you could do more efficiently by getting rid of the cattle. The point I’m making is that there’s plenty of cattle raised in places that aren’t like that.
minus-squarepugsnroses77@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agosure but a very small amount compared to what people eat. around 50% of american land is just used to grow crops for cattle. if we opted to reduce that, think of how much forest and natural land we could bring back.
And in those specific cases, sure, you could do more efficiently by getting rid of the cattle.
The point I’m making is that there’s plenty of cattle raised in places that aren’t like that.
sure but a very small amount compared to what people eat. around 50% of american land is just used to grow crops for cattle. if we opted to reduce that, think of how much forest and natural land we could bring back.