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Such a misleading article, the meat producers and processors are maximizing their use of the product to ensure there's minimal waste, that's basic economics. I
by thebrain 6y ago
Such a misleading article, the meat producers and processors are maximizing their use of the product to ensure there's minimal waste, that's basic economics.
If I'm looking to make chicken stock, I have to call up my local butcher before going there to make sure they haven't processed all of their chicken spines into dog food...
- read_if_gay_ 6y agoThey seem to factor this in, table 6 shows how they weighed it: > the environmental impact of animal production (compared to a plant-protein substitute) used to feed dogs and cats is 25–30% of that used to feed humans Based on this paper: https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/78/3/664S/4690011?login=true https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/78/3/664S/4690011?logi... So unless I misunderstand they're saying it's 25% as bad as meat production for humans. I'm too tired to look at their methodology though.