HOW TO BE A TRUE ‘WATER PROTECTOR’: If You Honestly Care About Protecting The Water & Air & Land & Human Health, Watch & Share The Documentary ‘COWSPIRACY: The Sustainability Secret’ … Info Some Environmental Groups Won’t Tell You … & GO VEGAN!

Posted on November 24, 2016 by the Editors

 
Want to be a ‘Water Protector’?

 

Do you honestly care about protecting the water, the land, the air, and the health of your family?

 

Watch & share…

‘COWSPIRACY: The Sustainability Secret’

  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSjE8xw_-Dg

  

…and learn the facts:

COWSPIRACY.com/Facts

  • Animal agriculture water consumption ranges from 34-76 trillion gallons annually.
  • Growing feed crops for livestock consumes 56% of water usage in the U.S.
  • Californians use 1,500 gallons of water per person per day. Close to half is associated with meat and dairy products.
  • 2,500 gallons of water are needed to produce 1 pound of beef. 
  • 477 gallons of water are required to produce 1lb. of eggs;  almost 900 gallons of water are needed for 1lb. of cheese.
  • 1,000 gallons of water are required to produce 1 gallon of milk.
  • 5% of water consumed in the U.S. is by private homes. 55% of water consumed in the U.S. is for animal agriculture.
  • Animal Agriculture is responsible for 20%-33% of all fresh water consumption in the world today.
  • Animal agriculture is the leading cause of species extinction, ocean dead zones, water pollution, and habitat destruction.
  • Every minute, 7 million pounds of excrement are produced by animals raised for food in the U.S.
  • A farm with 2,500 dairy cows produces the same amount of waste as a city of 411,000 people.
  • 130 times more animal waste than human waste is produced in the U.S. – 1.4 billion tons from the meat industry annually. 5 tons of animal waste is produced per person in the U.S.
  • Animal agriculture is responsible for up to 91% of Amazon rainforest destruction.
  • 80% of antibiotics sold in the U.S are for livestock.
  • Worldwide, cows drink 45 billion gallons of water and eat 135 billion pounds of food each day.
  • 82% of starving children live in countries where food is fed to animals, and the animals are eaten by western countries.
  • 1.5 acres can produce 37,000 pounds of plant-based food…

or…

1.5 acres can produce 375 pounds of meat.

 

  • A person who follows a vegan diet produces the equivalent of 50% less carbon dioxide, uses 1/11th of petroleum, 1/13th of water, and 1/18th of land compared to a meat-lover for their food. 

 

  • Each day, a person who eats a vegan diet saves 1,100 gallons of water, 45 pounds of grain, 30 sq ft of forested land, 20 lbs CO2 equivalent, and at least one animal’s life.

 

Remember:

 

CATTLE ARE AN INVASIVE SPECIES.

 

 

GO VEGAN!

 

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