Given the overwhelming gravity and extent of of the effects of factory farms on the environment one cannot write a brief summary. I have chosen bullet points in order to make the reading a little easier.
- When you eat meat you are not only eating that burger, you are also taking all the resources it took to make that burger, that is where most the harm to the environment comes from!
- Converting to a vegan diet actually is better for the environment than switching to a hybrid car! (But still... get that hybrid)
- In the United States alone 250 million acres of forest have been cut down for animal agriculture
- Producing one pound of beef requires 2,500 gallons of water
- The average vegetarian consumes 300-400 lbs of grain a year, the average meat eater consumes over 2,000!
- 33% of all raw material consumption goes to goes to the production of meat, egg and dairy products (think of all those hungry people in the world that could be fed with that food!)
The statistics provided below are provided by: 101 Reasons Why I'm A Vegetarian
- 70% of the worlds commercial fish stocks have been overfished
- 18% of greenhouse gas emissions come from livestock productions (38% higher than emitted by all the vehicles in the world)
- A pound of beef takes 3/4 of a gallon of gasoline to produce
- Producing a pound of animal protein requires 100 times more water than producing one pound of vegetable protein
Factory Farming and the Environment
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