Comment on Why is the consumption of Meat considered bad

theywilleatthestars@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• Athena5898@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I'm going to piggyback off of this too since i havn't seen it mentioned as much, cows need a LOT of water. They are literally walking bathtubs (the average cow stomach is the size of a tub, i have a bachelor's in animal science and actually have seen in one ><) and this is why it baffles me when someone talks about the water need for plants or things like almond milk. It's not even comparable as far as efficiency is concerned, and honestly, plant producers have actually worked to be better at water conservation since it's important to them, but most cow production doesn't even consider it into the equation.

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  • RecursiveParadox@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I did not know this; thank you for enlightening me. I should go back to being a vegetarian…

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    • Athena5898@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Np! And I'm going to say something controversial to my fellow vegetarians and vegans. Giving up meat can be very very hard depending on your personal circumstances. I grew up 30 minutes away from any groceries in cow country. I'm also autistic with mild food issues. It's taken me a long time, work, and circumstances changes (i live in a nice vegetarian friendly city now) to get where i am now. I think the "do or you are a utter failure" that is rampant in anti meat spheres is honestly to its harm. Instead of encouraging everyone to do their best while we fight for better systematic changes, there is scorn and fingerwagging if someone isn't perfect.

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      • RecursiveParadox@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        That’s an excellent point! I totally agree harm reduction is the goal here.

        However and alas, I have absolutely no excuse living where I live and having the extensive cooking skills I gained over the years. No excuse at all. It’s on my mind a lot lately.

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