Board index › Off Topic Discussion › Random Discussion

If all the slaughterhouses in the world were shut down.

Page 3 of 3 [ 42 posts ]  Go to page Previous  1, 2, 3

Previous topic | Next topic

CockneyRebel
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 17 Jul 2004
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Posts: 117,381
Location: In my little Olympic World of peace and love

21 May 2023, 10:19 pm

We'd all be on the Sweet Pea diet. Om Nom's a vegetarian.


_________________
The Family Enigma


kokopelli
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 27 Nov 2017
Gender: Male
Posts: 4,350
Location: amid the sunlight and the dust and the wind

21 May 2023, 10:58 pm

funeralxempire wrote:
There'd be a lot more feral cows and pigs.


True, to an extent, but their numbers would decline drastically.



Fnord
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 6 May 2008
Gender: Male
Posts: 60,939
Location:      

21 May 2023, 11:03 pm

Family pets would eventually disappear.



kokopelli
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 27 Nov 2017
Gender: Male
Posts: 4,350
Location: amid the sunlight and the dust and the wind

21 May 2023, 11:03 pm

Sonic200 wrote:
We humans are the only mammals that drink milk as adults and drink milk from another species. Yes, it is pretty strange that we drink milk.


Tell that to your cats.

Seriously, though, how many other species have been used for milk production. Sure, cattle are one. What else?



Fnord
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 6 May 2008
Gender: Male
Posts: 60,939
Location:      

21 May 2023, 11:05 pm

kokopelli wrote:
How many other species have been used for milk production. Sure, cattle are one. What else?
Goats, sheep, llamas, yaks, and camels.



Fnord
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 6 May 2008
Gender: Male
Posts: 60,939
Location:      

21 May 2023, 11:07 pm

 

Image



kokopelli
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 27 Nov 2017
Gender: Male
Posts: 4,350
Location: amid the sunlight and the dust and the wind

21 May 2023, 11:10 pm

Twilightprincess wrote:
I was a vegetarian from ages 15-24. I will probably become one again or a vegan at some point in the future, perhaps when my son is older.


I was a vegetarian for two years about 1990 or so because of a medical condition. After two years, I was able to start eating meat again, slowly at first, and the condition never returned.



kokopelli
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 27 Nov 2017
Gender: Male
Posts: 4,350
Location: amid the sunlight and the dust and the wind

21 May 2023, 11:12 pm

Fnord wrote:
kokopelli wrote:
How many other species have been used for milk production. Sure, cattle are one. What else?
Goats, sheep, llamas, yaks, and camels.


That's a very good start. There's at least two more, though.

Edit: Out of curiosity, I did a search on the Internet and found a list of ten and that list doesn't include the two I was thinking of above.

So, at least seven more.



kokopelli
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 27 Nov 2017
Gender: Male
Posts: 4,350
Location: amid the sunlight and the dust and the wind

24 May 2023, 12:47 am

Fnord wrote:
kokopelli wrote:
How many other species have been used for milk production. Sure, cattle are one. What else?
Goats, sheep, llamas, yaks, and camels.


Before I forget, the others I found mentioned were buffalos, elks, reindeer, donkeys, and alpacas.

The additional two that weren't in the larger list I found were horses and musk oxen.



funeralxempire
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 27 Oct 2014
Age: 40
Gender: Non-binary
Posts: 30,238
Location: Right over your left shoulder

24 May 2023, 1:08 am

kokopelli wrote:
Sonic200 wrote:
We humans are the only mammals that drink milk as adults and drink milk from another species. Yes, it is pretty strange that we drink milk.


Tell that to your cats.


Cats don't typically consume milk as adults and are lactose intolerant like most adult mammals.

They sell a product called cat milk, which is milk made suitable for cats.


_________________
The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.
You can't advance to the next level without stomping on a few Koopas.