Ground-up chicken waste fed to cattle may be behind bird flu outbreak in US cows
www.telegraph.co.uk
Experts warn that lax regulations could also see the virus spread to US pig farms, with serious consequences for human health
  • infuziSporg [e/em/eir]
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    3 months ago

    Or at least they'd need to raise the price of beef to its natural equilibrium point, where people would probably decide "I'll take the vegetarian option" on their own.

    • roux [he/him, comrade/them]
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      3 months ago

      I've heard a few times that if people were to pay the real price for beef at the store, it would be something like $30 per lb. This is in contrast to the "vegan tax" where plant-based meat substitutes are artificially marked up in price to seem like the more expensive option.