SomeoneElse@lemmy.worldM to Confidently Incorrect@lemmy.world · 1 year agoTheir slaughtered brethren.lemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1595arrow-down112
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minus-squareavocado_ghost@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up24arrow-down20·1 year agoAnimals bred for wool typically end up getting slaughtered for meat as soon as they stop being profitable, so they’re actually not wrong.
minus-squareDraces@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up25arrow-down1·1 year agoThat’s not what “actually” means though
minus-squareZorque@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·1 year agoHow do you know the wool came from animals that are now too old to produce?
minus-squareinterloper@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down2·1 year agoPlus depending on your location, they are barely profitable for wool, so it doesn’t take much for one sheep to cost too much.
Animals bred for wool typically end up getting slaughtered for meat as soon as they stop being profitable, so they’re actually not wrong.
That’s not what “actually” means though
How do you know the wool came from animals that are now too old to produce?
Plus depending on your location, they are barely profitable for wool, so it doesn’t take much for one sheep to cost too much.