If you want to save the tiger, first save the cow – this is how veganism protects the jewels of our natural world
One-fifth of all mammal species are now threatened. If we want to save the tiger, the elephant, the jaguar, and the gorilla, the best (and easiest) place to start would be to leave all animals off our plates.
JACK HARRIES: ‘Here’s a sobering fact: over the past half-century, we’ve steadily marched – or perhaps sleepwalked – our planet to the brink of the “sixth mass extinction”. One-fifth of all mammal species are now threatened. What led us to this crisis point? In large part, our appetite for meat… So if we want to save the tiger, the elephant, the jaguar, and the gorilla, the best (and easiest) place to start would be to leave the chicken, the pig, the lamb, the cow – all animals – off our plates…
Our food choices are responsible for a colossal 60 per cent of global biodiversity loss – and as the earth’s population creeps ever upwards, the increase in demand for meat is set to exacerbate the already dire situation for our treasured wildlife. But thankfully, we don’t just have to sit back and let this happen. By ditching meat, fish, eggs, and dairy, we could go a long way towards easing the pressure on our planet and all the animals we share it with.
By getting our protein directly from plants rather than funnelling them through animals first, we could significantly reduce the amount of land we would need to farm – freeing up millions of hectares that could once again be populated by wild animals. Studies indicate that if everyone went vegan, worldwide food-related greenhouse-gas emissions could be reduced by as much as 70 per cent by 2050, limiting the catastrophic effects of climate change that are threatening so many beloved species’. SOURCE…
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