[chad_stevens]

1)Most land used for animals is not suitable for development.

2)most water used is captured rain water

3)lots of feed is byproduct

4)These animals provide fertilizer and natural tilling of the ground

5) the carbon footprint of raising cattle or other animals is infinitesimally small.

Practices that make it more environmentally friendly (ie no giant feces and urine ponds) could be either mandated or encouraged.

Animals are used more for just meat. Hide is used for products. Poop is used for fertilizer. Pig urine is used to reduce carbon emissions in 18 wheelers. Etc etc

Trying to remove a major food staple is idiotic. There could be ramifications that are not known to us for doing this. Just like people trying to get rid of mosquitoes. We don’t have the entire ecosystem mapped out where we can make these changes without consequence.