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[-] amzd@kbin.social 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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.

[-] Sylvartas@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month 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

[-] amzd@kbin.social 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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.

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