"I shall pass through this life but once.
Any good therefore that I can do, or any
kindness I can show, let me do it now.
Let me not defer or neglect it.
For I shall never pass this way again."
- Etienne de Grellet
Any good therefore that I can do, or any
kindness I can show, let me do it now.
Let me not defer or neglect it.
For I shall never pass this way again."
- Etienne de Grellet
The Largest user of fresh water is the livestock industry. Water is directly needed for the drinking and cleaning of animals. The biggest way animal agriculture consumes water is indirectly. A large amount of fresh water is used to grow the feed that livestock animals eat. That's a lot of water when we're talking about over 10 billion animals raised for food in the United States alone every year!
It takes a lot less water to grow the grains, beans, legumes, fruits, and vegetables that make up a typical vegan/vegetarian diet. For example, it takes more than 2,400 gallons of water to produce just 1 pound of meat, but it takes just 25 gallons to grow 1 pound of wheat.
It takes a lot less water to grow the grains, beans, legumes, fruits, and vegetables that make up a typical vegan/vegetarian diet. For example, it takes more than 2,400 gallons of water to produce just 1 pound of meat, but it takes just 25 gallons to grow 1 pound of wheat.
Primarily in central and South America, expansion of pastures for livestock production has been one of
the biggest reasons for deforestation. Deforestation causes bad environmental damage. Not only does it release
billions of tonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, but it drives thousands of species of life to extinction each year. Deforestation is ruining our opportunity to explore, make new discoveries and advance human knowledge.
the biggest reasons for deforestation. Deforestation causes bad environmental damage. Not only does it release
billions of tonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, but it drives thousands of species of life to extinction each year. Deforestation is ruining our opportunity to explore, make new discoveries and advance human knowledge.
Raising animals for food requires more than one-third of all raw materials and fossil fuels used in the U.S.. A 2006 United Nations report found that the livestock industry produces more greenhouse gasses than all the SUVs, cars, trucks, planes, and ships in the world combined. The billions of animals crammed together and abused on factory farms give off enormous amounts of polluting gasses. Carbon-dioxide, methane, & nitrous-oxide emissions are the leading causes of climate change.