Karl@literature.cafe to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 16 days agoIs it morally wrong to be non-vegetarian?message-squaremessage-square278linkfedilinkarrow-up161arrow-down148
arrow-up113arrow-down1message-squareIs it morally wrong to be non-vegetarian?Karl@literature.cafe to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 16 days agomessage-square278linkfedilink
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·14 days ago producing milk still requires killing calves It certainly is not a requirement. They don’t have to use the males born to make veal.
minus-squareJerkface (any/all)@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down3·14 days agoYes, it is an economic requirement. They can’t compete with beef cattle for meat production, keeping them alive just makes the milk more expensive than the farmer down the road who murders his calves can sell it for.
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·13 days agoSell them to beef ranchers. Make even more money and meat. 🤦♂️
It certainly is not a requirement. They don’t have to use the males born to make veal.
Yes, it is an economic requirement. They can’t compete with beef cattle for meat production, keeping them alive just makes the milk more expensive than the farmer down the road who murders his calves can sell it for.
Sell them to beef ranchers. Make even more money and meat. 🤦♂️