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8. Removing horns on dairy cattle hurts them, genetically removing them is a good thing
Fri Mar 22, 2019, 01:27 AM
Mar 2019

The motivation for this specific genetic alteration is to spare dairy cattle the pain of having their horns removed. The scientist grew up on a dairy farm. I agree some genetic alteration is bad. I think you missed the humorous intent of some of my comments and took my comment about your fear of change as serious. Knowing the science behind gene alteration doesn’t make you particularly expert in its ethics. Your comments on the evils of procedures to further meat production were preaching to the choir. The most important issue is death. Genetic alteration may cure most natural death. In my opinion you should take a broader view.

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