The Truth Behind Meat_slideshow

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TheThe TruthTruth

behindbehind MEATMEAT


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religion -religion -

it is aboutit is about caringcaringforfor

the environment,the environment,aboutabout lovingloving

yourself, youryourself, your

children andchildren and


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Once you knowOnce you knowthe real cost ofthe real cost of

meat, would youmeat, would you

still have the samestill have the same

appetite for it?appetite for it?


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The realThe real

COSTCOST ofof

Meat eatingMeat eating


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Our ForestsOur Forests

Rainforests are burned to make room for cattle

grazing


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Rainforests are vital to alllives on Earth, however

70 %70 % of Amazon forests havebeen turned over to grazing landor to grow soybeans to feed tocattle and chicken.1

An area of rainforest the size of

7 football fields7 football fields is destroyedEVERY MINUTEEVERY MINUTEto make roomfor grazing cattle.2

100 species become extinct100 species become extinctever daever da due to tro ical


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The Livestock sector occupies30% of the land surface30% of the land surface.2

80% of the agricultural land in80% of the agricultural land in

the USthe US are usedto raiseto raiseanimalsanimals for food4, only 7%only 7%areused for growing plant foods

for humansfor humans..5

In the same time span, thesame amount of land can

produce6

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Our LandOur Land


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Our ClimateOur Climate

Livestock generates 18%18% of greenhousegas emissions, more than all forms oftransportation combined (13.5%). It is

the NUMBER ONENUMBER ONE source of human-caused methane (37%), nitrous oxide

(65%)2. Global warming causes rising

sea levels, serious natural disasters,food shortage, etc.

64% of ammonia64% of ammonia emissions originate

in livestock production

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and contributeto AIR SOIL AND WATER POLLUTION


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Ammonia contributes significantly to acid rain, which can

cause a mass killing to trees, aquatic animals, and has

significant impacts on freshwaters, soils and human health.


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Fruits, vegetables and grainsrequire 95% less95% lessraw materialsto produce and can provide a

complete, nutritious diet7.The same amounts of fuel can

produce1 hamburger1 hamburger or 27 soy27 soyburgersburgers..8

Our EnergyOur Energy


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More than 70%More than 70% of the cerealcrop produced in developedcountries

is fed to animals raised forfood.10

At least 80%At least 80% of the worldssoybean crop and more thanmore than

50%50% of all corn10

Our FoodOur Food


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820 million hungry people820 million hungry people indeveloping countries go to bedhungry every night.13

EveryEvery 55 seconds a child dies ofseconds a child dies ofstarvationstarvation.13

In the U.S., food eaten by livestockcould feed 1.3 billion people1.3 billion people.14 Inthe UK, food for livestock can feed

250 million people.15

Our LivesOur Lives


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The agriculture sector use nearly 70%70%of worlds precious freshwater12,within which the heaviest water usethe heaviest water use

is by the animalsis by the animals we raise for meat.5

To produceTo produce

Our WaterOur Water

1 pound oflettuce

ittakes19

23 gallons ofwater1 pound of

wheat

25 gallons of

water1 pound ofapples

49 gallons ofwater1 pound of

chicken815815gallons ofwater1 pound of

pork1,6301,630 gallons ofwater

1 pound ofbeef 5,2145,214 gallons ofwater


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Globally, livestock and poultryindustry continually produce billionsof tons of manure, which contain a

considerable amount of nutrient(nitrogen, phosphorous,potassium), drug residues, heavy

metals and pathogens.17

Animal waste often seep fromlagoons and spray fields into

groundwater or accumulate in the

uruEnvironmentEnvironment


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During the past 50 years,worldwide meat production hasincreased fivefold.fivefold.1

56 billion land animals56 billion land animals areslaughtered globally for humanconsumption per year, and it isexpected to double by 2050.10

In the U.S. alone, more than 9more than 9

billions chickensbillions chickensare raised for

Our AnimalsOur Animals


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90% of large fish populations90% of large fish populationshave been exterminatedexterminated in thepast 50 years.20

Modern fishing method, such asbottom trawling is destroyingdestroying

our ocean floor and emptyingour ocean floor and emptying

our ocean.our ocean.

THE WORLD WILL RUN OUT OFTHE WORLD WILL RUN OUT OF

SEAFOOD BY 2048SEAFOOD BY 2048 if steep

ur ceanur ceanEcosystemsEcosystems


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The meat, dairy products, fish, andeggsin the market today are loaded withloaded with

bacteria, antibiotics, dioxins,bacteria, antibiotics, dioxins,hormones, and other toxinshormones, and other toxinsthatcan cause serious health problems in

humans. A meat-based diet is the main source

of many diseases, such as heartheart

disease,disease, high blood pressure,high blood pressure,

Our HealthOur Health


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We, as loving andWe, as loving and

intelligentintelligent humanhuman

beings,beings, forget andforget and

ignoreignore thatthatwheneverwhenever

we eat a piece of meat,we eat a piece of meat,an lovable andan lovable and

sensitive bein hadsensitive being had

Our ConscienceOur Conscience


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Alec BaldwinAlec BaldwinHollywood actor & award-winning producer;environmentalist & animal-rights activist

Every time we sit down to eat,we make

a choice. Please choose

vegetarianism.Do it for animals.

Do it for the environment.


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Go VegGo Veg

Be GreenBe Green

Save the EarthSave the Earth


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Links recommendedLinks recommended:

Supreme Master TelevisionSupreme Master TelevisionThe most loving, constructive and noble TV channel

on Earth

http://www.suprememastertv.com/

Go Veg.comGo Veg.comA website with a lot of information on vegetarianism

http://www.goveg.com/index.aspx

Vegetarian recipesVegetarian recipesBeautiful recipes with pictures

http://al.godsdirectcontact.org.tw/recipe/me

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http://www.suprememastertv.com/http://www.goveg.com/index.aspxhttp://al.godsdirectcontact.org.tw/recipe/menu.htmhttp://al.godsdirectcontact.org.tw/recipe/menu.htmhttp://www.goveg.com/index.aspxhttp://www.suprememastertv.com/


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Sources:1. http://www.ciwf.org.uk/publications/reports/Global_benefits_summary.pdf\

2. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=20772&Cr=global&Cr1=environment

3. http://www.rainforestweb.org/Rainforest_Information/Species_Extinction/

4. http://www.goveg.com/environment.asp

5. http://www.worldwatch.org/system/files/EP174A.pdf

6. http://www.vegetarismus.ch/video/vsuk_skripte.htm

7. Al Gores bookAn Inconvenient Truth

8. http://www.ciwf.org/publications/reports/The_Global_Benefits_of_Eating_Less_Meat.p

df9. http://wwcpd.org/2008/wasted-resources/

10. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2367646

11. http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/78/3/660S#R30

12. http://www.climate.org/topics/water.html

13. http://www.bread.org/learn/hunger-basics/hunger-facts-international.html

14. John Robbins, "Diet for a New America"

15. http://www.flex.com/~jai/articles/101.html

16. http://www.climate.org/topics/water.html

17. ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/a0701e/a0701e00.pdf

18. http://www.goveg.com/factoryFarming_chickens.asp

19. http://www.suprememastertv.com/20 http://news nationalgeographic com/news/2003/05/0515 030515 fishdecline html

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