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[–] chetradley@lemmy.world 144 points 5 months ago (35 children)

We're undoubtedly in the midst of another mass extinction, caused by human activity. Here's another one that will freak you out:

[–] stebo02@sopuli.xyz 4 points 5 months ago (5 children)

And that's only because whales and elephants are so massive.

[–] meowMix2525@lemm.ee 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

It doesn't help that we chose the meatiest animals to keep as livestock and then made sure they got even fatter than they started by any means necessary. One factory farmed cow probably weighs like 12 wild deer and a few wild rabbits for good measure.

[–] stebo02@sopuli.xyz 1 points 5 months ago
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