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minus-squaregraycube@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·1 年前Are pets livestock, or did they miss a category of mammals? In the US there are more dogs than children.
minus-squarestray@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 年前I believe pets are counted as livestock, but it’s not specifically referenced as far as I have the interest to read. https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1711842115
minus-squarehakase@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down18·1 年前It’s intentionally misleading, like most vegan propaganda. It’s by mass, not population.
minus-squareFundMECFS@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32arrow-down1·1 年前Biomass is the usual way this sort of data is presented in environmental science. I think calling it “propaganda” is a bit much. But yes if would have been better if that were clear on the infographic.
minus-squareSemjaza@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·1 年前Do you think this info graphic is more or less worrying if it is numbers of living beings rather than biomass?
Are pets livestock, or did they miss a category of mammals? In the US there are more dogs than children.
I believe pets are counted as livestock, but it’s not specifically referenced as far as I have the interest to read.
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1711842115
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It’s intentionally misleading, like most vegan propaganda. It’s by mass, not population.
Biomass is the usual way this sort of data is presented in environmental science. I think calling it “propaganda” is a bit much. But yes if would have been better if that were clear on the infographic.
Do you think this info graphic is more or less worrying if it is numbers of living beings rather than biomass?