“The Lies of Big Bug” by Bentham’s Bulldog

Crosspost of this blog article.

The majority of farmed animals killed each year are insects, and this number is only expected to increase. By 2033, it's estimated that around 5 trillion insects will be slaughtered annually—more than 50 times the number of cows, pigs, chickens, turkeys, and the like currently slaughtered. But insect farming is built on a dark secret: its foundational premises are all lies!

There has been a calculated plot by the insect farming industry to mislead the public. They know that if the public knew the truth about them, they’d never support subsidizing them. The insect farms can only thrive in darkness—shielded from public scrutiny.

Insect farming was promised as an environmentally-friendly alternative to meat. In reality, however, there's virtually no consumer market for insects, so the insect farming industry mostly feeds insects to farmed animals like chickens and fish. Insect farming is not a [...]

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First published:
June 23rd, 2025

Source:
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/ekqBRzREhxkDrGLz9/the-lies-of-big-bug

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