why can’t we wait for animals to naturally die or are close to death before slaughter?

Question

Is there a reason? Is the meat nasty as they grow older? I doubt it’ll get us sick, lol. I’m just curious.

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Answer 1

The quality of the meat will deteriorate. Also, if an animal is in its prime it will just cost more money to keep it alive unnecessarily with food and vet costs. The price of the meat would be insane