Given that the world went vegan, there would be no economic incentive for cattle farms. Farms would gradually close, and be converted to other uses. during the closings, the cattle would be the last ones sent to slaughterhouses, etc.
It is not like a Holstein would survive a winter in the wild. They have been domesticated so long that they are no longer capable of surviving without being taken care of.
Chicken farmers would follow suit, although in some area chickens can survive on their own (Key west is one example where they run wild).
Feral chicken - Wikipedia
I believe without financial incentive, the industry would gradually go away taking the animals with them (by not breeding more).
I agree with most, but I think you would have a feral cow population. A cow would be very different physically if grazing in the wild, and a herd would be very different if baby male calves were not castrated in the majority.
With the closing of farms, for the most part there would be no "wild" for them to grow in. They would probably be like wild horses in the USA, yes there are a few thousand, in some small remote areas, but you wouldn't see them like other wild animals like deer.
A friend of mine hit a deer on the highway this morning. I can't imagine the effect to hitting a wild cow.
A friend of mine hit a deer on the highway this morning. I can't imagine the effect to hitting a wild cow.
Sorry, just don't agree. Just like the plains were once full of bison or buffalo, they would be filled with feral cows. Those bulls can take care of their wives and kids.
They already are in almost every state in the USA.
Devastating damage to the land they root on.
Not friendly either.
Wild Hogs in South Carolina | South Carolina (SC) Wildlife Extractors & Removals
Devastating damage to the land they root on.
Not friendly either.
Wild Hogs in South Carolina | South Carolina (SC) Wildlife Extractors & Removals
I know - I went to go backpacking on the first day of boar season in the Tellico Wilderness. Turned right back around. There must not have a bottle of Jack Daniels left on store shelves within 50 miles.
Considering the near half million bison in the USA and Canada have failed to repopulate the great planes, I think it is unlikely that bovine would.
Most bison in the USA are on farms similar to cattle farms and are being raised for slaughter.
The near extinction of Bison was promoted by the government as a means of decimating the indigenous people of the NA continent.
This included wholesale slaughter of bison by soldiers, the carcasses left to rot without even being skinned.
Most bison in the USA are on farms similar to cattle farms and are being raised for slaughter.
The near extinction of Bison was promoted by the government as a means of decimating the indigenous people of the NA continent.
This included wholesale slaughter of bison by soldiers, the carcasses left to rot without even being skinned.
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I wouldn't worry about feral cattle in the wilderness since our growing population means that sooner rather than later there will be no wilderness for cattle to feral in.
There are however landscapes like large chunks of Australia which are suitable for cattle farming but totally unsuitable for growing food crops.
There are however landscapes like large chunks of Australia which are suitable for cattle farming but totally unsuitable for growing food crops.
Our US friends will be very familiar with subterranian termites. They need contact with the soil to survive and live in underground colonies.
Probably wouldn't want to farm them as they're darned destructive critters!
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