psyks said:
Wow man, so you're equating unintentionally running over small animals with a combine harvester and keeping cows in cages or growing veal or grinding up chicks into feed?
Whoa "unintentionally"?
What do you think pest control entails, asking the hoards of pests to politely not eat all your crops. Perhaps scaring them away but never deliberately hurting them? No, it means DELIBERATELY KILLING THEM!
Far more deaths than with grass reared livestock. Slow deaths from poisoning, wounding by gunshot, and starvation as their habitat is ovetaken. Any idea the effect farming has had on wildlife populations?
Cows are NOT get tortured to get meat. Do not lie. Any farmer who tortures a cow is a fool, it reduces the quality and yield of milk and meat, one keeps them comfortable, healthy and well fed if you have a grain of sense.
Some people abuse animals, but that is criminal. Just like some people abuse people. It's crazy talk to say cows need to be liberated, they are utterly dependant on people to care for them.