Americans certainly do enjoy their meat. A meal isn't complete until 90% of the plate is covered with a slab of charred flesh. Vegetables merely play a supporting role by making sure the meat doesn't slip off the plate. Here are a few more things you're getting with that heap of dead animal, according to Sustainable Table:[industrial farm] activity was identified as a source of pollution for 48% of stream and river water, and for 41% of lake water.
grain-fed beef...requires thirty-five calories for every calorie of beef produced.
one study of 34,000 pigs found that 65% of the animals had "pneumonia-like lesions" in their lungs.
roughly 25,000 square kilometers or 6 million acres of the Amazon rainforest is cut down every year for grazing cattle and to grow soybeans that are used for animal feed.
To learn more, watch The Meatrix, a Matrix-style expose on the meat industry.
Because of what I learned these and other sources, I decided to cease eating meat of any kind and to try to consume eggs and cheese produced through sustainable methods. I don't necessarily ask everyone to take this route; you need to find what works for you. I'll have more information about animal agriculture in future posts, so be sure to check back regularly.
If you find these issues appalling as I did, I suggest ordering a FREE vegetarian starter kit.
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