CHICKENS, COWS, AND PIGS WOULD GO EXTINCT IF PEOPLE STOPPED EATING THEM. ... If you need to find a culprit in the extinction of SPECIES, look no further than animal agriculture.

Can cows survive without humans?

Cattle, pigs, sheep, poultry -- all of these will happily survive in the wild. Despite being "domesticated," all of them are still capable of surviving without farmers to tend to them. What will happen however is the traits they have all been selectively bred for will diminish quickly.

Are cows becoming extinct?

With the development of these industrial breeds came economic pressure on farmers to abandon their traditional breeds, and many of these have recently become extinct as a result. This means that genetic resources in cattle, sheep, and goats are highly endangered, particularly in developed countries.