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I estimate animal farming:
- Decreases the living time of (wild) soil nematodes, mites, and springtails hugely more than it increases that of directly affected animals.
- Increases the welfare of soil nematodes, mites, and springtails hugely more than it changes that of directly affected animals.
My best guess is that those soil animals have negative lives, so I think decreasing their animal-years by increasing land use is beneficial.
I believe broadly advocating for decreasing the consumption of animal-based foods tends to be harmful. I predict it decreases cropland due to predominantly resulting in the replacement of poultry and pig meat, and beef with plant-based foods. In agreement with this, I estimated School Plates in 2023, and Veganuary in 2024 harmed soil nematodes, mites, and springtails 5.42 k and 3.58 k times as much as they benefited directly affected animals.
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