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Animal Ethics
NOVEMBER 3, 2009
What would the cost of a hamburger at Burger King or McDonald’s be if the meat were to come from Ms. Yet the turkey she raises is a much smaller factor in advancing global warming than the cattle on her ranch because they produce meat much more efficiently. Birds need only a fraction of the food that cattle do to gain a pound of meat.
Animal Ethics
SEPTEMBER 30, 2009
It is argued that beef cattle and hogs are protein factories in reserve. In order to produce one pound of beef, cattle eat approximately sixteen pounds of grain; and in order to produce six pounds of pork or ham, hogs eat approximately six pounds of grain. The proponent of the argument wants to stop replacing them when they die.
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