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Weather app fail this morning, dressed for the -1 not so much for the torrent of rain that accompanied it mid-ride. Trousers soaked but lucky I had my merino wool base layers on held up enough on the water but more importantly the temperature. All hail, premium sheep hair!

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[–] commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You also fail to mention that all sheep go to a slaughterhouse where they are killed by stabbing at a fraction of their natural lifespan.

what's the natural lifespan of sheep without protection from predators and disease and starvation and dirty water and the elements and access to veterinary care?

[–] amzd@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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)

[–] commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

wild sheep have not been domesticated. we are taking about different animals.

[–] amzd@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Do you mean to say that it’s justified to slaughter the domesticated sheep because it doesn’t have the instincts anymore to run from predators? A dog also doesn’t have the same instincts as a wild wolf and probably wouldn’t survive long in the wild either but I’m not gonna kill and eat them because of that.

[–] commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago

Do you mean to say that it’s justified to slaughter the domesticated sheep because it doesn’t have the instincts anymore to run from predators?

no. I'm saying the natural lifespan of domesticated sheep is exactly as long as we decide.