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jsomae@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

60 % of mammals are livestock, not 60% live in factory farms

99% of US farmed animals live in factory farms, according to this random website I just found. I don’t claim to be an expert, though, and worldwide is probably lower than than 99%, but I would bet you that the vast majority of livestock is factory-farmed.

Agreed though that not all livestock are factory farmed. I should have clarified.

A seal in the 4% living in the wild may be eaten alive by a killer whale or torn to shreds by a great white shark.

That’s bad, though probably not anywhere near as much agony as being boiled alive for several hours. Regardless of whether you feel morally obligated to reduce wild animal suffering, you should admit that (a) from a utilitarian perspective, it’s much easier to reduce factory farm suffering, and (b) from a deontological perspective, factory farming is (collectively) our fault, whereas the food chain isn’t.

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