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So the shock of a factory farm is just the shock of “seeing something new,” akin to going to Disneyland for the first time?

OP said “more people would be vegan” which I think is strictly true. Everyone? No. Would a lot of people reduce their meat consumption from the currently obscene 150+ animals per year (average American)? Probably.

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150+ animals per person per year? Citation needed.

There's just no way it's true. A single cow can feed someone who eats beef often for an entire year.

Count chickens it's a plausible number. If you count things like small fish and shrimp then it's probably a severe underestimate. I guess he isn't counting those, self-described vegans often don't for some reason.

I probably eat a thousand anchovies a year alone.

FWIW I'm actually not a vegan, or even a vegetarian. I eat and thoroughly enjoy meat.

But anyway yes, most of the specific individuals animals killed are chickens and water creatures of various types.

How long can a single shrimp or chicken feed someone?

https://countinganimals.com/how-many-animals-does-a-vegetari...

Here's a pretty good analysis based on USDA data. Prediction: "Seafood don't count! for handwavehandwave reasons!"

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