by animal sanctuaries i didn't mean wildlife refuges, but farm animal sanctuaries as they exist now: big farmland type spaces where animals rescued from the animal industries can live their lives freely with help from humans.

by the way, most animals that are exploited for food still exist in their wild species form: jungle fowl (chickens), ibex (goat), wild boar (pig), mouflon (sheep) and they are suited for the environments they live in. (the big exception is aurochs (cattle) which is extinct) i prefer protecting these, instead of trying to rewild the subspecies that have been bred to produce as much food for humans as possible

[–] Carl@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago

Well what I have in mind is more along the lines of a wildlife refuge. Perhaps a middle industry would need to be created, something to "rehabilitate" livestock animals back into living in the wild, but we're describing the challenges of such an endeavor, not the reason why it shouldn't be undertaken.