Surely the "not eating meat = left-over animals" thing is only a problem if everyone, or a very large number of people, very suddenly stop eating meat? Which is pretty monumentally unlikely. If Viva's campaign does have an effect, it'll be a gradual one, so the number of animals bred for meat would gradually drop as demand decreases.
With sheep: we may have a duty of care to the current animals that exist, but we don't have a duty to breed more animals that suffer from these problems.
Having said which, I am still contemplating the wool vs other fabrics issue, as cotton for example has environmental problems. And I certainly agree that getting people to *think* about what they're actually eating, eat more locally and sustainably, etc etc, is something I'd support.
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Date: 2007-11-20 11:42 am (UTC)With sheep: we may have a duty of care to the current animals that exist, but we don't have a duty to breed more animals that suffer from these problems.
Having said which, I am still contemplating the wool vs other fabrics issue, as cotton for example has environmental problems. And I certainly agree that getting people to *think* about what they're actually eating, eat more locally and sustainably, etc etc, is something I'd support.