Stomach of Dead Whale Contained 'Nothing but Nonstop Plastic'

Re:Stomach of Dead Whale Contained 'Nothing but Nonstop Plas... by mcv on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @06:45AM (#19429635)

Chickens are also often kept in tiny cages, often mutilated. Cows are too, sometimes, but on average I think cows spend more time outside than most other farm animals. Though this varies wildly of course.

Sadly, growing cattle costs enormous amounts of food that could also feed people. And they seem to contribute quite a bit to greenhouse gasses. So eating beef may be better than eating chicken when it comes to animal welfare, but worse when it comes to the environment.

Best just eat less meat in general.

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Re:Stomach of Dead Whale Contained 'Nothing but Nonstop Plas... by QuantumAphid on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @01:13PM (#19432939)

Supposedly for ruminants (cattle, sheep, goats, etc.) 85% of their feed is not suitable for human consumption. Quite a lot of agricultural waste (e.g., corn stalks, spent mash/grain left from beer production) is upcycled through livestock. For this reason it's common to integrate cultivation of crops along with livestock.

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Re:Stomach of Dead Whale Contained 'Nothing but Nonstop Plas... by amanaplanacanal on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @11:19AM (#19431607)

> growing cattle costs enormous amounts of food that could also feed people.

That depends. Sometimes it is true, sometimes it isn't. People can't eat grass, for instance.

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