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Originally Posted by griffonwing
I think both sides have their negative impacts.
ANIMALS
Yes, some/many/most of the huge meat farms don't give a toss about the care of the animal in question. After all, they will soon be out of their misery, and in my casserole dish, so really, what should it matter? I'm sure this is the point of view of most people in the trade, from chicken farms, to turkey farms, to cattle farms. They raise animals solely to use for food.
VEGGIES
Think about the farms. All of the pesticides needed for the vast acres and acres of grain, corn, tomoatoes, and other veggies, and fruit orchards . All of this DDT and other pesticides get into the ground, in the water tables and can eventually get into your drinking water. Especially if you live near a farm and you have a well. At any rate, it's worse for the environment and land than the treatment of the animals.
As far as treatment, I don't think you can put us (meat-eaters) in the same category as those who actually do the raising/shearing/slaughtering. Yes, we partake, so we encourage the slaughter of the animals for use in our casseroles. But your partaking of the veggies also encourage the use of DDT and other nasty pesticides that can kill natural wildlife.
So really, it's lose/lose, no matter what type of food you eat. Animal or vegetable, we all do our part.
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This is a gross-over simplification of the issue without proper weighting of the variables. It's not lose/lose, there are smart ways to consume with both dietary choices.
However - Meat eating simply has a much greater impact on the environment.
Rethinking the Meat-Guzzler