Vegetarians...

[NickInTheNorth]

... just as a follow on from the slaughter house thread, what do you think would happen to the diverse landscape we enjoy in the British countryside if we all became vegetarian?

[badger]

Quite. I was briefly vegetarian until I thought what you're thinking and didn't fancy it. The countryside without animals would be a pretty dismal place as well as horribly overgrown. Maybe one day they'll all lead happy outdoor lives and be killed humanely, then fewer of us will have to worry.

[northener]

Good question.

The modern British landscape is a product of generations of manipulation for animal production. I believe that a fairly large percentage of land - certainly in the Far North- would not be suitable for growing crops or vegetables. What happens to that land?

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