
Environmental Impacts
From water and air to land use, here's a quick look at the impact of animal agriculture on the environment and how impactful one day vegan can be.
ANIMAL AGRICULTURE
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Animal agriculture is responsible for more greenhouse gases than all the world's transportation systems combined.
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Globally, one trillion pounds of excrement or waste is produced by animals raised as food.
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The amount of waste produced by these animals is 130 times more waste than the entire human population.
AIR/TREES
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260 million acres of forest has been cleared to produce feed for animals raised for food.
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80% of amazon rainforest has been cleared for meat production (since 1970)
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Every 6 seconds, 1 acre of land is cleared for cattle farming
WATER
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Nearly 1/2 of all water used in the US goes to raise animals as food
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The amount of waste produced by these animals is 130 times more waste than the entire human population.
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It takes more than 2400 gallons of water to produce 1 single pound of meat
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It takes 25 gallons of water to produce 1 pound of wheat
VEGAN IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT
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If every American skipped just one chicken meal a day and swapped it for a healthy vegan meal, it would be the equivalent of removing 500,000 cars from the road.
ONE DAY MEAT-FREE SAVES TONS OF WATER
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Omnivore - Standard American Diet (SAD) 4,000 gallons water used
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Lacto-Ovo Vegetarian (eats dairy/eggs)-1200 gallons water used
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Vegan-300 gallons water
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
As responsible citizens of a living planet, it's important that we focus on minimizing our carbon footprint and reversing global warming before it's too late for our children and grandchildren. Consider a meatless monday or a 30 day vegan challenge.
