To meat or not to meat?
food impact
9% of the worldwide greenhouse gases are caused by raising live stock.
30% of the earths land surface is used to raise live stock.
70% of the agricultural surface is used to raise food for animals.
Live stock is one of the main causes of water pollution, water shortage and loss of biodiversity.
For each kg of beef about 5 kg of animal feed is needed. This is in most cases South-American soy; a motive for illegal deforestation and violation of human rights.
More antibiotics are used to keep live stock healthy than to keep humans in shape.
Most of our lifestyle diseases are related to our Western diet.
Between 1950 and 2000 the total human population doubled whilst the number of cows multiplied by 5. Who is eating them ... ?