I heard something to do with Nitrogen and …cow farts(?) I am really unsure of this and would like to learn more.

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4 Parts

  • Ethical reason for consuming animals
  • Methane produced by cows are a harmful greenhouse gas which is contributing to our current climate crisis
  • Health Reasons - there is convincing evidence that processed meats cause cancer
  • it takes a lot more calories of plant food to produce the calories we would consume from the meat.

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  • nal@lib.lgbt
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    1 year ago

    you know wild animals are suffering and dying and whole species are going extinct as a result of climate change and deforestation, right? how does that jive with the golden rule in your book?

    • KitsuneHaiku@ttrpg.network
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      1 year ago

      Meat animal farming contributes to climate change and abstaining makes the demand for meat lower. It’s actually perfectly consistent.