ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN THE MEAT INDUSTRY

INTRO

• Meat production is destroying the earth.
• Livestock creates methane that contributes to global warming.
• Natural environments are cleared to house livestock.
• And much more......

WATER

• You save more water by not eating 1 lb of meat than by not taking a shower for 6 monthsn
• It takes 600 gallons of water to make one burger patty
• It takes more than 2,400 gallons of water to make 1 lb of meat

LAND

• Raising meat is taking up 30% of earths land mass
• Every minute, 7 football fields of land are destroyed because of the meat industry

DEFORESTATION OF THE AMAZON 2000-2005

GREEN HOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

• A beef patty the size of 2 decks of cards is equal to driving a 1 1/2 lbs car 10 miles .
• Cows and other livestock are responsible for 37% of the worlds methane.
• Meat contributes14-22% of the 36bn tons of co2 the world produces every year.

WAYS YOU CAN HELP

• Be vegetarian!
• Eat less meat
• Only eat meat from environmentally friendly sources

WORKS CITED

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