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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I’m sure you’re right that part of the answer is that older animals or animals that died of disease just make for lower quality meat than animals slaughtered in their prime, but the main reason is that it would be extremely expensive to feed and care for an animal as it lives out its entire lifespan (chickens can live up to 10 years, pigs up to 20, cows up to 25, etc.), rather than just waiting for it to reach its maximum size and then slaughter it immediately. Also, obviously, if we were to switch to doing this right now, there would be massive meat shortages for decades while all currently living livestock age to the end of their natural lifespan.
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