It seems peculiar to me that there is much ado about 'green' this, 'eco' that, and 'sustainable' the other, but hardly any mention of the fact that the exploitation of animals is the primary cause of most of the environmental and health issues that plague us today.
The meat and dairy industries are the biggest users of fossil fuels (more than 1/3 of all use); they use more than 80 percent of the agricultural land mass to feed livestock; more than 2500 gallons of water is needed to yield 1 lb. of meat; the massive amounts of feces and urine generated by livestock pollutes waterways and causes huge fish kills; factory farms release large quantities of toxic gases such as methane, hydrogen sulfide, and ammonia into the atmosphere, and the list goes on.
So, as we can see, it's quite absurd to speak about driving more fuel efficient vehicles, taking shorter showers, or recycling if we're sitting down to a meal of a dead carcass three or more times a day. (The Mad Vegan!)
The meat and dairy industries are the biggest users of fossil fuels (more than 1/3 of all use); they use more than 80 percent of the agricultural land mass to feed livestock; more than 2500 gallons of water is needed to yield 1 lb. of meat; the massive amounts of feces and urine generated by livestock pollutes waterways and causes huge fish kills; factory farms release large quantities of toxic gases such as methane, hydrogen sulfide, and ammonia into the atmosphere, and the list goes on.
So, as we can see, it's quite absurd to speak about driving more fuel efficient vehicles, taking shorter showers, or recycling if we're sitting down to a meal of a dead carcass three or more times a day. (The Mad Vegan!)
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