Cowspiracy Infographic: Why Animal Agriculture Is the Most Destructive Industry Facing the Planet Today

COWSPIRACY THE SUSTAINABILITY SECRET THE FACTS ANIMAL AGRIGULTURE IS THE MOST DESTUCTIVE INDUSTRY FACING THE PLANET TODAY. HERE'S WHY: CLIMATE CHANGE A PLANT BASED DIET CUTS YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT GLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIÓNS 51% BY 50% VEGAN MEAT EATER DUE TO LIVESTOCK AND THEIR BYPRODUCTS 13% DUE TO TRANSPORT (ROAD, RAIL, AIR & MARINE) DEFORESTATION WATER USE LIVESTOCK IS RESPONSIBLE FOR 65%NTROUS OXIDE 70EMISSIONS ACRES RAINFOREST ARE CLEARED EVERY MINUTE 660 GĀLLONS WATER EQUIVALENT TO SHOWERING FOR 2 MONTHS HAMBURGER ANIMAL AGRICULTURE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR A GHG 296x MORE DESTRUCTIVE THAN CO2 91% »► OF AMAZON DESTRUCTION USA WATER USE: ACRES OF PALM OIL: 26 MILLION RAINFOREST| ANIMAL CLEARED AGRICULTURE: 136 MILLION 5% 55% THE MEAT & DAIRY 1/3 INDUSTRY USE: OF EARTHS FRESH WATER DOMESTIC ANIMAL AGRICULTURE SPECIES EXTINCTION WASTE 110 ANIMAL AND INSECT SPECIES ARE LOST EVERY DAY FROM RAINFOREST DESTRUCTION WASTE FROM A FARM OF 2500 DAIRY COWS WASTE FROM A CITY OF 411000 PEOPLE ANIMAL AGRICULTURE IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF SPECIES EXTINCTION OCEAN DEAD ZONES WATER POLLUTION AND HABITAT DESTRUCTION 7 MILLION LAND IS DESERTIFIED DUE TO LIVESTOCK EVERY MINUTE POUNDS OF EXCREMENT ARE PRODUCED BY ANIMALS RAISED FOR FOOD IN THE US 90 IONS OF FISH ARE PULLED FROM THE MILLIONOCEANS EACH YEAR OF THE WORLD'S FISHERIES ARE EXPLOITED OF THE EARTH'S LIVESTOCK (45% TOTAL LAND COVERS FOR EVERY 1 POUND OF FISH CAUGHT 5 POUNDS OF UNINTENDED MARINE SPECIES ARE CAUGHT AND DISCARDED AS BY-KILL 1.5 37000 LBS PLANT BASED FOOD OR 375 LBS MEAT ACRES LAND LAND NEEDED TO VEGAN = 1/6TH FEED 1 PERSON FOR 1 YEAR VEGAN ACRE MEAT EATER = 18x FISHERIES LAND USE WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT? 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