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Cmon let's be real, again this is a very simple trophic levels thing. If you truly care about the suffering of all the field mice and bugs and whatever being killed in soybean monocultures, and their other various environmental harms, then surely you would be vegan, because 75% of all soybeans grown globally are used as animal feed. (Source)
75% of the weight of the crop is fed to animals, but 69% of the crop weight would be industrial waste if it wasn't fed to animals. that's a conservation of resources
Per the source above, although it's fair if you missed it because it's in the footnotes
soybeans are pressed in an oil press. the soybean meal is a byproduct of that process, and if we didn't give it to livestock, it would be industrial waste
they're saying they don't and neither does anyone else. it's a silly concern: animals die, and humans eat animals.
a soybean is about 20% oil. about 85% of all soybeans are pressed for oil, that leaves about 69% of the total soybean crop as industrial waste if it's not fed to animals. another 7% is fed directly to livestock. only 7% of all soybeans are grown for animals.
I understand the core of your argument: "animals can eat parts of the plant that humans can't, so it's most efficient to use those as animal feed instead of wasting them." But this is not really engaging with the source I posted above, showing that, indeed, farmed animals are directly fed only 7% of all raw soybeans produced in the world, but 69% of all soybeans are specifically produced to be turned into high-protein processed animal feed, for a total of 76%.
From your previous comments though, it doesn't really seem like you're engaging in good faith. Feel free to have the last word, have a great day
no. 85% are pressed for oil, and the waste product is 69% of the soybean crop. that is fed to animals.