The Key to Sustainability
Animal negligence is a common topic; it has been for years, and veganism helps put a stop to that. Veganism is an ethical choice to help preserve the lives of those who cannot speak for themselves and the environment. Animals are not our dinner or commodities. They are beings with feelings. Over 56 billion animals are slaughtered, skinned or grinded a year not including sea creatures. The average meat eater eats about 7,000 animals in their lifetime; eating about a half a pig each year. One vegan alone can save about 200 animals a year. Vegan by definition is “a person who does not eat or use animal products.” Living a vegan lifestyle can help preserve the environment and the people resided on it. Animals and the earth suffer everyday without recognition. The effects that animal …show more content…
Animal agriculture take up 30% of land mass. To supply the demand for animal product more forests need to be torn down for the room.
Veganism is a choice that can help save amazon rainforests. Animal agriculture is liable for up to 91% of amazon destruction. The demand for meat means raising livestock and the responsibilities that come along with that. About 1-2 acres of rainforest are cleared every second to supply this demand. Getting rid of the land kills up to 137 plant, animal, and insect species every day due to the loss of their home. The issues of animal agriculture reside with people themselves. 82% of starving children live in countries where their food is fed to livestock which later become food for western countries. Worldwide, cows consume 135 billion pounds of food and 45 billion gallons of water everyday. The list of problems continues with the amount of land and water needed to ‘support’ slaughterhouses and dairy farms. Livestock
Animal negligence is a common topic; it has been for years, and veganism helps put a stop to that. Veganism is an ethical choice to help preserve the lives of those who cannot speak for themselves and the environment. Animals are not our dinner or commodities. They are beings with feelings. Over 56 billion animals are slaughtered, skinned or grinded a year not including sea creatures. The average meat eater eats about 7,000 animals in their lifetime; eating about a half a pig each year. One vegan alone can save about 200 animals a year. Vegan by definition is “a person who does not eat or use animal products.” Living a vegan lifestyle can help preserve the environment and the people resided on it. Animals and the earth suffer everyday without recognition. The effects that animal …show more content…
Animal agriculture take up 30% of land mass. To supply the demand for animal product more forests need to be torn down for the room.
Veganism is a choice that can help save amazon rainforests. Animal agriculture is liable for up to 91% of amazon destruction. The demand for meat means raising livestock and the responsibilities that come along with that. About 1-2 acres of rainforest are cleared every second to supply this demand. Getting rid of the land kills up to 137 plant, animal, and insect species every day due to the loss of their home. The issues of animal agriculture reside with people themselves. 82% of starving children live in countries where their food is fed to livestock which later become food for western countries. Worldwide, cows consume 135 billion pounds of food and 45 billion gallons of water everyday. The list of problems continues with the amount of land and water needed to ‘support’ slaughterhouses and dairy farms. Livestock