• GBU_28@lemm.ee
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      5 months ago

      I bet more cows are killed in a year than all shelter dogs on earth.

      So, for most folks, the “no death” argument is silly

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            5 months ago

            Cow farms supply food for humans. I’m not saying that’s the most ethical thing in the world, but it is done. Would dogs serve the same purpose? They would produce less, lower quality meat per head.

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          5 months ago

          Dogs aren’t put down for their meat, so the discussion of the acceptability of putting dogs down is not based on their meat.

          Thus, the point is about humans simply killing animals.

          This isn’t about the human imposed utility, it’s about if it’s fine for humans to decide what animals live and die. Humans don’t need beef to live, there are other foods, so humans make a human centric choice to kill cows.

          Since humans are deciding what animals.live, based purely on human wants, why would dogs be free of that assessment?