Thats horrifying. I'm in favor of GMO plants (of course Monsanto and seed patenting is awful) but I didnt consider GMO animals. Thats particularly evil, of course factory farming with antibiotics and all that is already fucking evil, but damn.

[–] BeanGoblin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 34 points 6 months ago (2 children)

We've been genetically modifying animals for millennia. Every animal that has been domesticated didn't start that way. We bred them, with genetics.

[–] Cheskaz@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

I feel like the comparisons of chickens from the 1950s to those today really highlight this

[–] Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 6 months ago

This is too real 😭

[–] LwL@lemmy.world 12 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Would it be evil to genetically engineer a cow that can produce milk without having to get pregnant? Seems much less evil to me than the current state of things.

[–] Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 6 months ago

Wow U didnt even consider this. We can't just like give the cow progesterone to synthesize a milk environment? Or I guess making more dairy cows is also part of the business.

[–] brb@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 months ago

You guys are the reason we will never get genitically engineered catgirls