Look at cows, chickens, and pigs.
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7 months ago
Claudz is on to something, if we had just made the Dodo bird a fashionable pet, they would still be with us.http://www.endangeredspecie.com/speciepr... 8% 1 Vote
As a small farmer who raises both meat goats and rabbits, I am in complete agreeement that these rare DOMESTIC breeds need to have a sale outlet as the meat animals they are, not just some rare/fancy/novel animal for a few people to own.
Have have some Myotonic goats (AKA Tennessee Fainting Goat) in my herd. Not to sell to people as some weird pet that faints when you yell or flap your arms, but rather to improve the amount of muscling, and meat yeild on the meat goats I%26#039;m breeding. I have a vested interest in keeping a healthy, viable, pure Myotonic breeding group on my farm...because my customers are eating them, and it improves the carcass.
I%26#039;m quiet sure I%26#039;m going to get more than a few thumbs down, but this is the reality of farming. Without people like me, some breeds of DOMESTIC livestock would become extinct. By the way, our farm is very environmentally friendly, and has habitat which two of my local endangered species are thriving (wild animals).
Supporting small farmers, and small craft opertations usually does a lot to improve the environment. A craft person who makes musical intruments out of a rare local wood is going to have a vested interest in seeing that more of those trees are planted so they do not go out of business. A small farmer cares deeply about their land. This almost always means habitat is provided for the local wildlife since it%26#039;s usually very farm friendly.
~Garnet
Homesteading/Farming over 20 years
Those are the top of the %26quot;big%26quot; animals 8% 1 Vote