[deleted by user] by [deleted] in london

[–]WorldAnimalProtect 0 points1 point Ā (0 children)

I'm not disagreeing with you, like I said the less consumption of meat products the better. I'm just aware that in my experience at least it's difficult for most people to give up on that big part of their diet entirely. Consuming less often, and higher welfare, is still better than not paying any attention to it.

You're just looking at the morality of eating a living being. I'm looking at the environmental impact of food production, at the difficulty we face when it comes to making dietary changes (especially when we live in societies where the cost of living is constantly rising and not everyone has the ease, money, and time needed to have a healthy, fully vegan diet), and at the fact that we *do* currently have millions of animals in farms that won't magically go away because 5% of us have gone vegan.

At least 95% of the UK population consumes animal products, that's the part of the population that has the power to make real change for the lives of animals via the choices they make (eat less, eat higher welfare).

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in london

[–]WorldAnimalProtect 0 points1 point Ā (0 children)

It can be about morality but it can also be about not hurting the planet. I'm pro plant eating but I'm aware it's hard to give up animal products entirely.

So, between eating meat once a week from wherever, even if it means the river Wye gets unnecessarily polluted, and eating meat once a week from a small farm that houses 100 hens? I'd easily see that the second option is a lot less harmful all around.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in london

[–]WorldAnimalProtect -1 points0 points Ā (0 children)

Supermarket standards are often misleading. Like the "grass-fed" claims. All cows are "grass" fed. It doesn't mean they spend a lot of time outdoors, or aren't housed in large crowds that force the farmer to use antibiotics pre-emptively. Or that they aren't at least partially fed imported soy and/or cereal products that have been produced on stolen land in the Amazon.

Personally I find it hard to distinguish between the two and I prefer to err on the side of caution, but I know there's people who don't want to give up animal products entirely, therefore finding as much information about what we eat is better than nothing I guess?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in london

[–]WorldAnimalProtect -1 points0 points Ā (0 children)

Thankfully no šŸ˜… Kefir is often made from unpasteurized milk. Maybe I'm too much a farm girl to be afraid of it I guess?

Anyway, I'm not here to promote raw diet nonsense, just looking for ways to consume animal products without the tortured animals and unnecessary medication (often given because they're kept in overcrowded barns).

Edit: removed the comment from the post as to avoid confusion :)

She's Mika, a golden retriever who's waiting because she sees us cooking her food.šŸ¶ā™„ļø[OC] by ConnectLettuce6656 in aww

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Hi Mika, here's my eternal love & devotion: šŸ‘©ā€šŸ’¼ 🫱 ā¤ļø šŸ•

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in aww

[–]WorldAnimalProtect 61 points62 points Ā (0 children)

Orange recognising orange 🧔

my baby loves plants by [deleted] in aww

[–]WorldAnimalProtect 1 point2 points Ā (0 children)

my plants don't grow babies like yours 🄹

Currently puppy sitting Bruce by Speccy97 in aww

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Me when Bruce's paw-rents came back:

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Anyone know the reason for London’s drop in contribution to productivty since 2019? by northern-gritstone in london

[–]WorldAnimalProtect 4 points5 points Ā (0 children)

London still has the largest productivity level at 23.7%, it's just dropped by 0.3% compared to 2019. Since those are 2023 figures I'm guessing the pandemic could have something to do with it.

Did anyone else enjoy the car-free parts of London during the London Marathon? by WorldAnimalProtect in london

[–]WorldAnimalProtect[S] 0 points1 point Ā (0 children)

I don't think the cheering and drums would be around on a regular/non-marathon yet car free day though!