• amzd@kbin.social
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        6 months ago

        They still go to the slaughterhouse at a fraction of their usual lifespan

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            6 months ago

            A quick google:
            Wild sheep(mouflon) live 8 to 12 years in the wild.
            Farmed sheep are killed at 3 to 6 years old (excluding lamb which are killed at between 10 weeks to 6 months old)

            So that’s a resounding no.

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              6 months ago

              I mean, don’t get me wrong, humanity is definitely to blame for this, but I really doubt a domesticated sheep has the same life expectancy in the wild as a mouflon

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                6 months ago

                You mean the domesticated sheep doesn’t have the instincts anymore to run from predators? My dog also doesn’t have the same instincts as a wild wolf but I’m not gonna kill and eat them because of that.