I'm curious about the argument that meat eating is bad for the environment. I've been reading a bit about it and still a bit lost.
Is it industrial farming that causes the problem?
I read about the meat industry causing the amazon rain forest to be destroyed. But what about local butchers who sell meat from local farms which keep their animals outdoors? Is that bad for the environment?
How does meat production compare with artificial vegan food? They seem to be ultra processed food, which by all accounts is not good for us to eat, is heavily packaged, and I imagine that also has a big environmental impact.
What about people keeping horses? Is it only eating the animals that is a problem, or is it their existence that is impacting climate change?
The arguments about the ethics of being non-vegan aside ( so only about the environmental impact) are we attempting to rid the planet of animals or just stop eating them?
The way I understand it, we need manure to fertilise the land to maintain decent topsoil, so is it even possible to constantly grow food crops in areas traditionally used for grazing?
And what about the areas where crops can't be grown that are traditionally used for grazing animals?
Basically is meat always bad for the environment or is it the way it is produced in vast quantities the problem?