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https://scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/2142324/britains-rare-animal-breeds-could-be-saved-extinction-if-we-start
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Britain’s rare animal breeds could be saved from extinction if we start eating them, activists say

Vegan activists have ridiculed the idea, saying that farming animals is a leading cause of species extinction, habitat loss, water consumption and pollution

A herd of Hereford cows and calves, which are one of the UK’s rarer breeds of farm animals. Photo: Paul A. Souders/CORBIS

When you think about Britain’s endangered animals, hedgehogs, small tortoiseshell butterflies and puffins may spring to mind. But rare breeds of farm animals and horses face extinction, too.

The Rare Breed Survival Trust (RBST) published a list of endangered breeds this week. At a critical point are vaynol cattle, with only 12 breeding females remaining. The suffolk horse is similarly threatened, with 80 breeding females left. Many breeds of cow, sheep and pig make the list. The solution? According to the RBST, we should eat them.