MEET YOUR MEAT (2009)
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Animals raised for food in the U.S. produce 130 times more excrement than the nation's entire human population.
The run-off from factory farming pollutes our rivers and lakes more than all other industrial sources combined.
The production of food for an omnivorous diet demands 8 times more natural resources (farmland, fuel, water, etc.) than are required to feed a vegetarian.
One third of all fossil fuels consumed by the U.S. are used by the meat industry.
Adopting a plant-based diet is more effective in countering global warming than switching from a standard car to a hybrid.
Scientists estimate that a mere 10% reduction in meat consumption by Americans alone would free up enough farmland to grow 12 million tons of grain – enough to feed the 20 million people who starve to death each year around the world.