• finitebanjo@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Cows outnumber all other mammals on earth, excluding humans, and a large majority of cropland is dedicated to feeding them, maybe we can have a set number of them?

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      3 days ago

      How about: all cows in captivity must live on pastures and can’t be fed grains?

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        3 days ago

        You’ll need something like 3,151,600,000 Acres of fair quality grazing land, and funny you mention that because I recently heard news of people putting into place a plan sort of like yours, image attached below.

        Look, I’m not telling people to give up meat. I love meat. I’d buy the bulk burger and freeze most of it without a second thought, turn some into my specialty summer sausage to share with friends and family. But I think people should be conscious of the costs of the meat and limit their intake.