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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 37 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Wool is one of those natural fibers that can be harvested without harming the animal. Even if you end up eating the goat/sheep, it can provide a few coats of wool before hand.

[–] StoneGender@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yes this is true but a lot of places can't mantain a sheep herd, because it is too cold or to dry for grasses and food for the sheep

[–] JudahBenHur@lemm.ee 11 points 5 months ago (1 children)

In Ireland where there are a lot of sheep theyre an ecological disaster (if you think having biologically diverse forests is a good thing)

[–] Carighan@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

Note to self: Introduce more dragons to Ireland.