[taejavu]

That water is free. It’s called rain.

[YetAnotherNick]

So when there is no rain you let the cattle die? Feed on other people's land? By that logic even server's water can come from rain.

> Around 14 percent of the 3 670 km3 of freshwater withdrawn each year for the irrigation of crops and pasture is allocated to produce feed items for livestock

[1]: https://openknowledge.fao.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/a7f...

[taejavu]

Yes, drought often results in the death of livestock.

[velvetfoxtrot]

Sort of. It has the opportunity cost of the forests we cleared for it.