Memes @lemmy.ml cuerdo @lemmy.world 5 mo. ago

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Most animals in captivity live a very short and very miserable life till or while they are harvested and then discarded. That is not something that is currently being done to humans in a nearly as bad way.
- Does that include zoos (with modern standards)?
  
  No, this is just reactionaries hating zoos without really thinking about what the good ones accomplish
  
  Are the modern standards, that they just educate without imprisoning animals? If not, then no.
- Animals aren't harvested for their money.
  
  They are harvested for their organs
  
  sure, just for their bodies and mammary fluids, that sure is better.
  
  look up horseshoe crabs
Wow, that must mean that we're in captivity! /s

Even if animals in captivity did live longer (which @WallEx@feddit.de contradicts), wouldn't it make more sense to think it's because of better treatment and healthcare?
- To be fair, he's not contradicting the intended statement. "Animals in captivity" usually refers to zoos/aquariums/etc in this context.
  
  They are just pointing out that animals raised for food are also "animals in captivity," and have dramatically reduced lifespans.
  
  Farm animals are not animals in captivity.
  
  Captivity implies being captured and being held captured.
  
  It is about wild animals that do live longer in a control environment albeit loosing their freedom.
  
  Animal farming is a different animal
Wow, I guess Americans really are the freest people then
Holy shit, I haven't seen this template for YEARS. Pulled out of one dusty ass meme vault...
Self-domestication is a thing.
So thats why the USs decreaced.

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