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Re:Less Processed Meat, More Plant-Based Foods May Boost Lon... by moltar on Thursday June 13, 2019 @07:52AM (#20173845)
And during plant collection lots of animals die:

- rodents die in wheat field during harvest

- recently there was an article on HN of olive harvests killing hundreds of birds

- entire forests are destroyed with wildlife by burning to grow palms for palm oil

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Re:Less Processed Meat, More Plant-Based Foods May Boost Lon... by paulluuk on Thursday June 13, 2019 @08:04AM (#20173916)
Yes, during plant collection animals die as well.

Not nearly as many, of course, and the same products are eaten by meat eaters as well, and most plants are grown for animal feeding, but yes, it's impossible to live a regular human life and not indirectly hurt animals, humans or the environment. You can try to minimize it, though.

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