There’s a massive difference between being killed for meat and being killed because it’s too expensive to maintain them. We’re talking thousands of tons of meat going to waste, not a dairy cow being killed at the end of its productivity.
cows don’t “naturally” live to 20+ years. they do that artificially, given proper veterinary care, healthy food and water, and protection from predators and the environment.
Dairy cows are slaughtered for meat once they’re no longer productive enough anyway, aren’t they? Either way they’re going to die.
https://thehumaneleague.org.uk/article/how-long-do-cows-live-naturally-vs-on-factory-farms
You didn’t think they got to retire in a nice meadow, did you?
There’s a massive difference between being killed for meat and being killed because it’s too expensive to maintain them. We’re talking thousands of tons of meat going to waste, not a dairy cow being killed at the end of its productivity.
cows don’t “naturally” live to 20+ years. they do that artificially, given proper veterinary care, healthy food and water, and protection from predators and the environment.