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Ruminants vs. Factory-Farmed Animals
- Beef cattle generally have better lives because most are raised on pasture and only enter feedlots briefly before slaughter.
- Chickens and pigs face far harsher industrial conditions and are the primary focus for welfare improvements.
Scale Matters: One Cow vs Many Chickens
- A single cow provides meat equivalent to about 200 chickens, so species choice affects total suffering by number of animals harmed.
- Dietary swaps matter: eating fewer chickens can reduce total animal suffering more than avoiding beef.
Farm Childhood vs. Factory Reality
- Lewis Bollard grew up on a family farm with cattle and sheep that had good lives on pasture.
- He contrasts that memory with visiting chicken and egg factory farms where life seemed not worth living.