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[–] DakRalter@thelemmy.club 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Dairy cows are slaughtered for meat once they're no longer productive enough anyway, aren't they? Either way they're going to die.

https://thehumaneleague.org.uk/article/how-long-do-cows-live-naturally-vs-on-factory-farms

You didn't think they got to retire in a nice meadow, did you?

[–] Jax@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

There's a massive difference between being killed for meat and being killed because it's too expensive to maintain them. We're talking thousands of tons of meat going to waste, not a dairy cow being killed at the end of its productivity.

[–] nsrxn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 weeks ago

cows don't "naturally" live to 20+ years. they do that artificially, given proper veterinary care, healthy food and water, and protection from predators and the environment.