• セリャスト@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    7 months ago

    you’re harming the environment way more by raising an cow, feeding it and then killing it than producing a thin layer of plastic either way

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      7 months ago

      Initially this sounds correct. However, plastic is a “forever” substance. So the long term disaster is the poisoning of the planet. That includes all living life being exposed to microplastics. This is not good for humans or animals.

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        7 months ago

        How much plastic is used in the raising of a cow? In either case the full lifecycle needs to be considered.

        But TBH veganism isn’t necessarily an environmental movement. There’s often overlap, but nothing about being ethically opposed to farming and killing animals means one is more environmentally conscious.

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          7 months ago

          True. Veganism is not an environmental movement, however, not eating animals is a huge environmental improvement.

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      7 months ago

      While I am very concerned about the environment, I’m not ok with killing another animal just so I can wear it’s skin.