USAONE@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agoBig Wool wants you to believe it’s nice to animals and the environment. It’s not.www.vox.comexternal-linkmessage-square89fedilinkarrow-up1298arrow-down136cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1262arrow-down1external-linkBig Wool wants you to believe it’s nice to animals and the environment. It’s not.www.vox.comUSAONE@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square89fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
minus-squareAA5B@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up35arrow-down5·1 year agoDid they really compare wool with leather as equally cruel to animals?
minus-squarechitak166@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down19·edit-21 year agoPerty shure sheep weren’t meant to be shaved like that and the constant shaving has caused them to evolve to require it.
minus-squareBurninator05@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 year agoYou’re not wrong but there isn’t a domesticated animal or plant that we haven’t selectively breed so the traits we want to see more of aren’t expressed more prominately.
minus-squareSeleni@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·1 year agoIt depends on the variety. Some sheep do need to be sheared, but others shed naturally and their wool can simply be combed out.
minus-squareGirru00@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·1 year agoWhile we shouldnt be cruel to animals, just want to point out that Lamarckian evolution was proven false by Darwin already. Sheep didn’t evolve to require it by the constant shaving, farmers would have likely selected for highly producing animals if anything.
Did they really compare wool with leather as equally cruel to animals?
Perty shure sheep weren’t meant to be shaved like that and the constant shaving has caused them to evolve to require it.
You’re not wrong but there isn’t a domesticated animal or plant that we haven’t selectively breed so the traits we want to see more of aren’t expressed more prominately.
It depends on the variety. Some sheep do need to be sheared, but others shed naturally and their wool can simply be combed out.
While we shouldnt be cruel to animals, just want to point out that Lamarckian evolution was proven false by Darwin already.
Sheep didn’t evolve to require it by the constant shaving, farmers would have likely selected for highly producing animals if anything.