I've stopped eating red meat entirely and only have white meat on rare occasions (working on cutting that out entirely). The thing about grass fed beef instead of feed lot beef hasn't anything to do with the environment, and it never has. It has to do with the quality of life of the animals and how much they enjoy the days of their life as they navigate the world. I hadn't really realized until this moment that anyone thought this was about the environment, though I reckon I shouldn't be surprised. People tend to think any certification or more expensive process is better for the environment regardless of why the farmer is doing it.
So... I guess what I'm getting at is if you currently eat red meat, please cut back. Ideally cut it out entirely. That's personally what I think is best. But if you keep eating red meat, please select lower cruelty options like grass fed beef because you are not the center of the universe and the animal lives that we take from granted matter, too.
Correct. The question everyone should be asking is why the ~90% is cool with letting that 10% ruin 100% of the planet's ecosystem, of which we have only 1.
Grass fed is better for the environment...if you are feeding them native grasses that aren't watered, mowed, or fertilized on land that isn't suitable for much else in such a way as to not absolutely destroy that environment. Now, how are we going to raise the other cows we're eating, because I suspect being able to raise 10% this way would be a shockingly high estimate.
Is Grass-Fed Beef Really Better for the Climate: in terms of climate-warming emissions, “it actually comes out no better — in fact, a little worse.” | Spyke
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I've stopped eating red meat entirely and only have white meat on rare occasions (working on cutting that out entirely). The thing about grass fed beef instead of feed lot beef hasn't anything to do with the environment, and it never has. It has to do with the quality of life of the animals and how much they enjoy the days of their life as they navigate the world. I hadn't really realized until this moment that anyone thought this was about the environment, though I reckon I shouldn't be surprised. People tend to think any certification or more expensive process is better for the environment regardless of why the farmer is doing it.
So... I guess what I'm getting at is if you currently eat red meat, please cut back. Ideally cut it out entirely. That's personally what I think is best. But if you keep eating red meat, please select lower cruelty options like grass fed beef because you are not the center of the universe and the animal lives that we take from granted matter, too.
No shit. The beef is the problem, not what we feed it.
It is far more efficient and ecologically sustainable to get the calories out of the plants directly than to pass it through a cow first.
The fun question is - What does America do with the nearly 30 MILLION beef cows if we stop slaughtering them?
It's not like we're going to stop eating them suddenly, the economics of beef has been pushing it out of reach of more Americans every year.
12% of the US population is eating half the beef, which is in line with the wealthiest 10% driving half of consumer spending in the US.
Correct. The question everyone should be asking is why the ~90% is cool with letting that 10% ruin 100% of the planet's ecosystem, of which we have only 1.
Who thought that grassfed is better for the climate?
Grass fed is better for the environment...if you are feeding them native grasses that aren't watered, mowed, or fertilized on land that isn't suitable for much else in such a way as to not absolutely destroy that environment. Now, how are we going to raise the other cows we're eating, because I suspect being able to raise 10% this way would be a shockingly high estimate.
Concern trolls, nobody else.