Re:George Carlin's "Soft Language"
by michaelgburton on Sunday October 22, 2023 @01:18PM
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150+ animals per person per year? Citation needed.
Re:George Carlin's "Soft Language"
by ironSkillet on Sunday October 22, 2023 @02:00PM
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There's just no way it's true. A single cow can feed someone who eats beef often for an entire year.
Count chickens it's a plausible number. If you count things like small fish and shrimp then it's probably a severe underestimate. I guess he isn't counting those, self-described vegans often don't for some reason.
I probably eat a thousand anchovies a year alone.
FWIW I'm actually not a vegan, or even a vegetarian. I eat and thoroughly enjoy meat.
But anyway yes, most of the specific individuals animals killed are chickens and water creatures of various types.
How long can a single shrimp or chicken feed someone?
https://countinganimals.com/how-many-animals-does-a-vegetari...
Here's a pretty good analysis based on USDA data. Prediction: "Seafood don't count! for handwavehandwave reasons!"
OP said “more people would be vegan” which I think is strictly true. Everyone? No. Would a lot of people reduce their meat consumption from the currently obscene 150+ animals per year (average American)? Probably.