What about the animals?

July 15, 2025

Good points and contributes to a body of writing about controlling population growth. A dimension overlooked is the impact of animal production – both farmed animals and “wild catch”.

There are estimated to be 80 billion farmed animals across the world. Most grain production is used to feed farmed animals. We would have more food to feed people if grains were directly available for people and not via the inefficient process of converting into animal products.

There are also the dimensions of climate impact and animal cruelty involved in consuming animal products in comparison to plant products.