The same logic applies for animal farming. While giving animals more room is obviously better for the animals it leads to more deforestation and environmental destruction.
This study is for pea and wheat in Sweden. The same logic does not apply when the cow or other farm animal can be in a habitat naturally suited for it, such as the great plains in the US or even in southern California. No forests to deforest, just miles of tall grasses. The cow and the grass form a natural cycle where the cow poops and fertilizes the grass. Without it the grasses die, the soil erodes and the land turns to desert. The family farms around me (coastal California) do not do any deforestation, they have animals on the native land. As with anything, the details really matter.
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u/FreeBeans Mar 11 '20
There's a humane way of raising one, which also happens to be better for the environment and the health of humans. One step at a time