USAONE@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 11 months agoBig Wool wants you to believe it’s nice to animals and the environment. It’s not.www.vox.comexternal-linkmessage-square94fedilinkarrow-up1308arrow-down136cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1272arrow-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 · 11 months agomessage-square94fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squarechitak166@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down20·edit-211 months 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-up7·11 months 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-down1·11 months 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-down1·11 months 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.
minus-squareSorgan71@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down12·11 months agoso we should exterminate all sheep who have over active wool growth right?
minus-squarekaffiene@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down1·11 months agoStrawman. You can reduce the herd by simply not breeding a new one. No animal has to be harmed
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.
so we should exterminate all sheep who have over active wool growth right?
Strawman. You can reduce the herd by simply not breeding a new one. No animal has to be harmed
What do you think?