You’ll help the environment
Raising animals for food requires massive amounts of land, feed, energy, and water. A staggering 51 per cent or more of global greenhouse gas emissions are caused by animal agriculture, according to a report published by the Worldwatch Institute.
Each year the livestock sector produces 59 million tonnes of cattle and buffalo meat globally and 11 million tonnes of meat from sheep and goats. Americans eat 270 pounds of meat per person per year, on average. Other countries’ per person average of around four pounds.
