Bling Posted September 27, 2012 #1 Share Posted September 27, 2012 If every human stopped eating meat, what would happen to the species of animals which make up a large part of our everyday diet? Would pigs, cows, sheep, chickens and turkeys etc become extinct? What would be their place in the world if we don't eat them? Is it their destiny to provide us with food? Would they become a wild species, endangered or domesticated? Is eating meat a responsible thing to continue doing? Are meat eaters helping a species continue to live in this world? Instead of stopping eating meat would it be better to campaign for better conditions for these animals and only eating organic meat? I'd hate a whole species of animal become extinct just because I couldn't be bothered to speak out on their behalf and press for better conditions for them from birth to slaughter. I was a vegetarian for 10 years by the way... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey14 Posted September 27, 2012 #2 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Humans were designed as an omnivore. We are meant to eat meat. I have no issue eating meat i enjoy it immensely. Go STEAK! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mule Posted September 27, 2012 #3 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Yeah Im pretty much a fan of cow...its not like we'd set them all free and let them road the streets....cant exactly set them out into the woods to be slaughtered by wolves and other preditors. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. D Posted September 27, 2012 #4 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Yeah Im pretty much a fan of cow...its not like we'd set them all free and let them road the streets....cant exactly set them out into the woods to be slaughtered by wolves and other preditors. We'd be up to our ass in chickens in about six months 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mule Posted September 27, 2012 #5 Share Posted September 27, 2012 We'd be up to our ass in chickens in about six months Pakistan... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashotep Posted September 27, 2012 #6 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Most of the animals we raise for food would probably survive. Then the environmentalists would complain about the damage they were doing to the environment. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpectralEdge Posted September 27, 2012 #7 Share Posted September 27, 2012 (edited) We'd be up to our ass in chickens in about six months So really, eating chicken is self defense? "It was him or me Sara" Edited September 27, 2012 by SpectralEdge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshaker Posted September 28, 2012 #8 Share Posted September 28, 2012 I think we are guardians, we where given time to grow, enough natural resources to figure out what we have to, meat to eat when we needed extra protein while we grew, but now we are at a pivitol time in our evolution , we no longer need the meat we have shops where you can get all the protein you need , to me all life is precious, if we sort ourselfs out the rest will follow. 2by2 ark 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hippycrite Posted September 28, 2012 #9 Share Posted September 28, 2012 A large part of the economy would go right down the toilet. Massive unemployment of agricultural workers/livestock producers and processors, shipping companies, truck drivers, and so on. Each industrys decline would lead to the reduction of need for another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Render Posted September 28, 2012 #10 Share Posted September 28, 2012 If every human stopped eating meat, what would happen to the species of animals which make up a large part of our everyday diet? Would pigs, cows, sheep, chickens and turkeys etc become extinct? What would be their place in the world if we don't eat them? Is it their destiny to provide us with food? Would they become a wild species, endangered or domesticated? Is eating meat a responsible thing to continue doing? Are meat eaters helping a species continue to live in this world? Instead of stopping eating meat would it be better to campaign for better conditions for these animals and only eating organic meat? I'd hate a whole species of animal become extinct just because I couldn't be bothered to speak out on their behalf and press for better conditions for them from birth to slaughter. I was a vegetarian for 10 years by the way... Good set of questions! I would assume the majority of those animals would be annihilated. The same happened recently and is still going on all over the world (approximately it will go on until the first quarter of 2013): a mass slaughter is going on where millions of pigs and cattle are being liquidized because the farmers cannot afford food for them at the time (because of the many failed harvests the prices went up too high for them). This in turn will cause prices of meat to go up the coming months, approximately by 14%. So the carnivors are in turn helping to keep many alive, ironically. I wouldn't assume all of them would be eliminated when everybody would be a vegetarian. Partly because we use animals for other things than meat too. But about 80% of them would be rendered useless and too expensive to keep alive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhen Posted September 28, 2012 #11 Share Posted September 28, 2012 If every human stopped eating meat, what would happen to the species of animals which make up a large part of our everyday diet? Would pigs, cows, sheep, chickens and turkeys etc become extinct? I've seen this fallacious straw man argument before. The only difference is your post is in the form of a question not a proposition. So my first response is that your imagined situation is just not going to happen overnight, and you can stop worrying about what will happen to all the cattle. What would be their place in the world if we don't eat them? Is it their destiny to provide us with food? Destiny? If it was their destiny, it came really late. They managed to survive for millions of years without any "management" by our species. Would they become a wild species, endangered or domesticated? The trend is for greater meat demand and production. Unless there is an overnight, world-wide, cultural paradigm shift, your scenario is not a live option. Is eating meat a responsible thing to continue doing? Are meat eaters helping a species continue to live in this world? Instead of stopping eating meat would it be better to campaign for better conditions for these animals and only eating organic meat? See above, these species survived just fine without human intervention. When you say better in regards humane treatment what specifically do you mean and how is it more humane? Despite recent propaganda campaigns there is no such thing as "happy meat". http://www.humanemyth.org/ I'd hate a whole species of animal become extinct just because I couldn't be bothered to speak out on their behalf and press for better conditions for them from birth to slaughter. I was a vegetarian for 10 years by the way... Again, better conditions. How are these better conditions humane? Would these animals die of old age under your better conditions? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 28, 2012 #12 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Why ask questions which can never come to pass. It would be better for us all if we were less dependent on meat, but any such change would be gradual and easy to adapt to without undue consequences for farm animals. Just a waste of brain - try thinking before asking stupid questions. Br Cornelius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glorybebe Posted September 28, 2012 #13 Share Posted September 28, 2012 I believe that we need to eat meat in order to have a well balanced diet. Humans have been eating meat for thousands if years- you can't just change our diets and expect no health issues to arise. But, that being said, I have been tempted to adopt a vegetarian lifestyle due to all the crap fed to the animals and what is injected into it before we see it on the shelves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hippycrite Posted September 28, 2012 #14 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Production-bred animals are mostly hybridized creatures and would have a difficult time surviving on their own. Feral survivors might likely become nuisances, foraging through farm fields. Feral pigs have already become destructive and can be dangerous if encountered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
questionmark Posted September 28, 2012 #15 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Depends on the animal. Most of our stable animals would become extinct because they are bred for a certain set of circumstances giving a certain performance. A modern milk cow would probably succumb really fast to mastitis as there is no calf that can consume all the milk it produces. Modern pigs die of heart attacks at the slightest disturbance, a price for the fast growing we have bred them to. Then we have to consider that even semi-feral like a Texas long-horn cow are completely dependent on being treated against certain diseases with lots of anti-biotic, most due to the fact that they have been given that type of medicine not because they were sick but because it sped up growth. Naturally that decreased their natural immune system to the point that they can't survive long without them anymore. The best chance of survival and re-adaptation to the wild would be for goats and half wild pigs (i.e. Spanish Serrano pigs) and some species of ground kept chickens, for the rest I don't see much of a chance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gromdor Posted September 28, 2012 #16 Share Posted September 28, 2012 One would assume that the domesticated breeds production would be toned down as consumption declined. The animals left would be repurposed into dog/cat food, zoos, and small farms for pets/private consumption by the remaining carnitarians. Releasing them into nature would be foolish. (Here in Iowa, animal right activists released minks, with the end result of a few hundred thousand dead minks everywhere.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bling Posted September 28, 2012 Author #17 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Why ask questions which can never come to pass. It would be better for us all if we were less dependent on meat, but any such change would be gradual and easy to adapt to without undue consequences for farm animals. Just a waste of brain - try thinking before asking stupid questions. Br Cornelius There's no need to be rude! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
questionmark Posted September 28, 2012 #18 Share Posted September 28, 2012 One would assume that the domesticated breeds production would be toned down as consumption declined. The animals left would be repurposed into dog/cat food, zoos, and small farms for pets/private consumption by the remaining carnitarians. Releasing them into nature would be foolish. (Here in Iowa, animal right activists released minks, with the end result of a few hundred thousand dead minks everywhere.) On this islands they showed up one year and released all chained dogs, with the result that within the first hour 14 dogs were hit by cars or trucks. Every volunteer at the animal welfare clinic put in at least 20 hours to patch the dogs back together casting and stitching. We told them that we ever saw their faces again on the island we would have a nice necktie party. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 28, 2012 #19 Share Posted September 28, 2012 There's no need to be rude! A rhetorical question is only useful if it sheds light on the situation we actually live in. We can all learn from answering questions which have that potential. Br Cortnelius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bling Posted September 28, 2012 Author #20 Share Posted September 28, 2012 My family was vegetarian, and I lived that way for 10 years. Once I left home and could make my own decisions I decided I wanted to eat meat - cos it tastes good! This hypothetical question I've put to you all is not my attempt to say what's right or wrong about eating meat, it's about what may happen to the various species of animals we now use for meat should we stop eating them all together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 28, 2012 #21 Share Posted September 28, 2012 My family was vegetarian, and I lived that way for 10 years. Once I left home and could make my own decisions I decided I wanted to eat meat - cos it tastes good! This hypothetical question I've put to you all is not my attempt to say what's right or wrong about eating meat, it's about what may happen to the various species of animals we now use for meat should we stop eating them all together. But that scenario will never happen so the question is meaningless. A useful question might be "Should we reduce our consumption of meat and what would be the consequences ?" I am not trying to be harsh - but learning is all about asking the right questions. Br Cornelius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
questionmark Posted September 28, 2012 #22 Share Posted September 28, 2012 But that scenario will never happen so the question is meaningless. A useful question might be "Should we reduce our consumption of meat and what would be the consequences ?" I am not trying to be harsh - but learning is all about asking the right questions. Br Cornelius Where the answer is yes, with a growing population we will be less and less capable of affording feeding ten pounds of vegetables to obtain a pound of meat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
None of the above Posted September 28, 2012 #23 Share Posted September 28, 2012 I believe that we need to eat meat in order to have a well balanced diet. Humans have been eating meat for thousands if years- you can't just change our diets and expect no health issues to arise. Factually incorrect. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bling Posted September 28, 2012 Author #24 Share Posted September 28, 2012 But that scenario will never happen so the question is meaningless. A useful question might be "Should we reduce our consumption of meat and what would be the consequences ?" I am not trying to be harsh - but learning is all about asking the right questions. Br Cornelius In your opinion I asked the wrong questions, but that doesn't mean you're right and I'm wrong. If you don't like this topic I have started then don't feel you need to contribute, we really will cope without you 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 28, 2012 #25 Share Posted September 28, 2012 In your opinion I asked the wrong questions, but that doesn't mean you're right and I'm wrong. If you don't like this topic I have started then don't feel you need to contribute, we really will cope without you The question is - do you really want to learn something useful ? Br Cornelius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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