2006-07-08 06:12:54 · 5 answers · asked by ana 1 in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
I have never met an animal that is interested in profit!
2006-07-08 06:16:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and no. Yes, in that the animals are fed and tended, generally protected from predation and pestilence. However, the overriding drive of all life is to survive to breed to pass on genes to a new generation. Animal husbandry interferes with this goal. Domestication of animals results in preferential selection of traits (and thus genes). These traits are those most desireable to the farmer/rancher, not necessarily to the species as a whole. A meat animal, for example, breed for larger size and docility may well be unable to escape predators in the wild. The principle means of selecting for these traits is via selective breeding (including artificial insemination in modern society). As a result of this, not all animals are given the opportunity to pass on their genes, even if they do prove themselves "fit" to do so. Thus, from this prospective, agriculture is not profitable to animals.
2006-07-08 13:49:22 · answer #2 · answered by Wayne D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is extremely profitable for animals. If an animal is so lucky as to be selected for production, it has realized it's biological objective to replicate itself over and over. The manner in which the animal happens to die is not relevant, the real goal is procreation.
2006-07-08 13:49:17 · answer #3 · answered by anazuzo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
animals dont mind if they make a profit or not, they just wanna eat.
2006-07-08 13:16:21 · answer #4 · answered by caver nico 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, animals are fed, bred and enhanced.
2006-07-08 13:16:38 · answer #5 · answered by ijcoffin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋