Re:Horseshoe crab blood to remain big pharma's standard as g...
by lotsofpulp on Wednesday December 02, 2020 @03:17PM
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>It's how it was done in the past, people were self-sufficient when it came to food.
Everything I've read or heard says there was quite a bit of malnutrition and hunger.
Re:Horseshoe crab blood to remain big pharma's standard as g...
by bserge on Thursday December 03, 2020 @05:36AM
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Modern technology exists now, though. Back then there was no electricity, no medicine, pesticides, combustion engines, etc.
I know people who have chickens, ducks and vegetable gardens and work full time - indeed, only possible because they simply buy animal feed and have an automatic irrigation system.
It's still and extra hour of work a day, though, not counting harvest and slaughter time.
Of course, that's nowhere near enough to cover their needs.
But in this context, simply getting rid of the garden and having just an animal farm, while buying everything else from big farms makes a lot of sense.
You still get enough food, you still eat eggs and meat, and the animals live happier, longer lives.
A cow, a goat, chickens, sheep, whatever you want, managed by the family, free range, decent life before being slaughtered.
That seems like it would fit those benchmarks quite well.
It's how it was done in the past, people were self-sufficient when it came to food. Big agriculture companies could provide food for the people and these animals, so they would still exist and be profitable.
The problem is that land is limited, and spreading out would just result in extremely inefficient fuel usage, with all the pollution that entails.
Plus, some would say it would be a pretty inefficient use of man hours, although I think it would be a better, more "natural" life for humans, as well.