h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Or go heavily into genetic modification - because right now, we have an equal number of male and female animals being born - cows, chickens, goats...

While the female ones make milk or eggs - products "normal" vegetarians use - the males would be "useless". Besides the few that are used for breeding, the males are killed and eaten. What would we do with them all?

And there would be a lot of other "useless" animals - nobody milks a pig. Would they just be allowed to go extinct entirely?

Or would we keep them around and contiune slaughtering them, just to feed our carnivorous pets?




I'm a vegetarian myself. But generally, since humans evolved as omnivores, I think there is nothing wrong with eating meat *in moderation* - more like twice a week than twice a day - for those who must. Moderation means fewer animals being raised for slaughter, so that they can be raised under better conditions - because that's the main issue I have with eating meat, the way in which animals are raised, transported, and slaughtered.

That will also make the price of meat rise, automatically putting it back in its proper place on the food pyramid

I think the main thing we should do is cut back on Methane making meat sources(cows) and go to the ones that well...don't make as much Methane (chicken!!!!!) besides all meat is Yummy

So are you giving up all milk products, or are you milking chickens?

note how I said "cut back" not "eliminate"

Chickens may not produce as much methane *per animal*, but you need more animals to make the same amount of meat.

Which brings us to another question - is it "more ethical" to slaughter one 400kg cow than to slaughter 250 1.5kg chickens?

It may depend on whether you are talking to a cow or a chicken...

chicken tastes good and they still eat less/weight right?