fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 3 days agoIt's just loss.mander.xyzimagemessage-square193fedilinkarrow-up1874arrow-down160
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minus-squaregraycube@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·3 days agoAre pets livestock, or did they miss a category of mammals? In the US there are more dogs than children.
minus-squarestray@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 days agoI believe pets are counted as livestock, but it’s not specifically referenced as far as I have the interest to read. https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1711842115
minus-squarehakase@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down19·3 days agoIt’s intentionally misleading, like most vegan propaganda. It’s by mass, not population.
minus-squareFundMECFS@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30arrow-down1·3 days agoBiomass is the usual way this sort of data is presented in environmental science. I think calling it “propaganda” is a bit much. But yes if would have been better if that were clear on the infographic.
Are pets livestock, or did they miss a category of mammals? In the US there are more dogs than children.
I believe pets are counted as livestock, but it’s not specifically referenced as far as I have the interest to read.
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1711842115
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It’s intentionally misleading, like most vegan propaganda. It’s by mass, not population.
Biomass is the usual way this sort of data is presented in environmental science. I think calling it “propaganda” is a bit much. But yes if would have been better if that were clear on the infographic.