• NSRXN@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    2 days ago

    no dairy cow would survive 20 years without shelter from the elements, protection from predators, veterinary care, ample food, and clean water. That’s not a natural lifespan. That’s an artificial lifespan.

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      6 hours ago

      Kind of a moot point since dairy cows, like the majority of animals raised for food, are man-made breeds and wouldn’t exist in the wild anyway. But you knew I meant when I said natural lifespan, as in how long they’d live if they weren’t killed as juveniles.

    • BigAssFan@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      Anyhow, livestock is being killed well before they reach maturity. All for human pleasure.