and it only "is what it is" because people let it be that way. There's nothing at all that says we must have factory farm meat and tons that say we can't afford them for very much longer. Even if you don't care about the animals themselves enough to muster a more impassioned comment than "yeah it sucks meh what can we do \_()_/" then consider what it does for the environment that humans depend on. Consider that animal agriculture is one of the biggest polluters of land, water, and air. Consider that antibiotics that these animals are pumped with are creating super bugs that we may never be able to treat. Hunting and small farms are not a solution because those are not abundant enough to continue to carry the load of meat consumption. Greatly reducing, at the very least, the consumption of animal products and moving to a plant based diet is currently the only hope for sustainability.
You're not telling me anything I don't already know
Its not going to stop me from buying meat. Its not going to stop others from buying meat.
It is what it is
And hunting absolutely does lessen the consumption of meat bought from a store. Maybe not to the levels you want, but it does make an impact and the animal is killed instantly. ---
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