SUMMARY

Over the last few years, report after report has surfaced, conclusively linking animal agriculture to global warming, air and water pollution, and land degradation. According to a November 2006 report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, the livestock sector generates 18 percent of anthropogenic (man-made) greenhouse gas emissions – more than transport! A report in the November 2009 World Watch Magazine claimed that meat and dairy production could account for as much as 51 percent!

Now, a brand new United Nations Report is the first of its stature to actually stress the necessity of moving away from meat and dairy. Find out more!

In addition to global warming pollution, meat and dairy production turns lush forests into barren deserts and discharges more pollutants into our waterways than all other human activities combined. It also kills more wildlife than all other human activities combined.

The only effective long-term solution to this global crisis is a transition to a eco-friendly plant-based diet of vegetables, legumes, fruits, and grains.
 
This website provides a more detailed analysis of these devastating impacts:

• The Land page covers clear-cutting of forests and loss of soil productivity.

• The Water page addresses use of piped water for irrigation of animal feed crops and flushing of animal waste, as well as pollution of waterways by animal waste and by soil particles, salts, organic debris, fertilizer, and pesticides from feed croplands.

• The Global Warming page deals with greenhouse gases, fine particulates, and noxious odors emitted by factory farms and slaughterhouses.

• The Recipes page offers plant-based, environment-friendly menus/recipes.

• The Resources page provides sources of additional information.