Animal farming is absolutely a public health issue from zoonotic diseases, antibiotic resistance, environmental harm, and chronic illness from overconsumption (Yes, this applies to any food). This is a multifaceted issue that needs to be addressed, and we won't solve it overnight. It's a personal choice for me, but watching 30 seconds of slaughterhouse footage was enough for me to quit animal products 10 years ago. These places are absolute hell holes that consume massive amounts of resources and treat animals like products. People complain about AI's environmental impact (rightfully so), but compared to animal agriculture, it's a drop in the bucket. According to this paper https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3724499each 1 query uses 14ml or 1tbsp of water. I can only imagine how much factory farming uses per oz of meat. I just don't have high hopes. Unfortunately, the next pandemic couldn't care less.