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THE ENVIRONMENT

This section is dedicated to revealing the huge impact that animal agriculture has on the environment and our planet.

DEFORESTATION

DEFORESTATION

1-2 ACRES OF RAINFOREST ARE CLEARED EVERY MINUTE - ANIMAL AGRICULTURE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR 91% OF THIS, THAT'S 550 BILLION SQUARE METERS OF RAINFOREST IN TOTAL.

WATER USE

WATER USE

THE MEAT AND DAIRY INDUSTRY USE ONE THIRD OF THE EARTH'S FRESH WATER. IT TAKES 660 GALLONS OF WATER TO PRODUCE ONE HAMBURGER, THAT'S THE EQUIVALENT OF SHOWERING FOR 2 MONTHS.

CLIMATE CHANGE

CLIMATE CHANGE

51% OF GLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ARE CAUSED BY LIVESTOCK AND THEIR BYPRODUCTS, THIS IS MORE THAN ALL THE WORLD'S TRANSPORT COMBINED.

WASTE

WASTE

A FARM OF 2500 DAIRY COWS PRODUCES AS MUCH WASTE AS A CITY OF 411,000 PEOPLE.

LAND

LAND

ONE THIRD OF THE EARTH'S LAND IS USED FOR ANIMAL AGRICULTURE.

POLLUTION

POLLUTION

ANIMAL AGRICULTURE IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF WATER POLLUTION AND THE LEADING CAUSE OF OCEAN DEAD ZONES.

SPECIES EXTINCTION

SPECIES EXTINCTION

ANIMAL AGRICULTURE IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF SPECIES EXTINCTION. 110 ANIMAL AND INSECT SPECIES ARE LOST EVERY DAY FROM RAINFOREST DESTRUCTION. FURTHERMORE, SCIENTISTS PREDICT THAT THERE MAY BE NO FISH IN THE OCEAN BY 2048 DUE TO OVERFISHING.

Information from Cowspiracy.

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