Came across this article today https://nypost.com/2019/01/16/experts-unveil-plans-to-overhaul-the-worlds-diet/amp/?__twitter_impression=true … Now I present to you, for your consideration, the case for eating less meat:
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"Loss of wild areas to agriculture is the leading cause of the current mass extinction of wildlife" https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/31/avoiding-meat-and-dairy-is-single-biggest-way-to-reduce-your-impact-on-earth …
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"the livestock sector is a major stressor on many ecosystems and on the planet as a whole. Globally it is one of the largest sources of greenhouse gases and one of the leading causal factors in the loss of biodiversity" UN Food and Agriculture Organisation http://www.fao.org/docrep/010/a0701e/a0701e00.htm …pic.twitter.com/bBbpkfZyD4
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If the immorality of animal suffering doesn't appeal to you, consider the precarious future of our planet as a result of climate change. If that doesn't take your fancy, at least show concern for your own longevity!pic.twitter.com/3nezPdLkDk
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The other issue is as we move more and more to cities, live in smaller, more compressed spaces in larger numbers, which then requires industrial agriculture to support, we further crowd out nature. It seems kinda critical that we leave some space for nature.
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