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b_b · 4210 days ago · link · · parent · post: How many animals does a vegetarian save? | CountingAnimals.com
I think it's more complicated than this, at least for land mammals. The fact is we're not out hunting land mammals; we're raising them for slaughter in a controlled way. If we ate less meat, fewer animals would be born in the first place (since we strictly control their numbers). We can't really count an animal not ever born as a 'saved' animal. However, the animal never being born in the first place is the best possible scenario for our resources and the environment. So, really, while I question the author's math somewhat, I think he is actually under-representing the positive effects of shying away from meat.