Meat eaters are destroying the planet, says report

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Meat consumption is devastating some of the world’s most valuable and vulnerable regions, due to the vast amount of land needed to produce animal feed, a report has warned.

The growing popularity of a Western diet, which contains high levels of meat and dairy, means an area 1.5 times the size of the European Union would be saved if global consumption of animal products was reduced to meet nutritional requirements, according to the WWF.

The new report, Appetite for Destruction, launched at the Extinction and Livestock Conference, says the consumption of animal products is leading to a vast and increasing amount of land being used for crops.

“A staggering 60 per cent of global biodiversity loss is down to the food we eat. We know a lot of people are aware that a meat-based diet has an impact on water and land, as well as causing greenhouse gas emissions, but few know the biggest issue of all comes from the crop-based feed the animals eat.”

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/meat-eating-destroying-planet-report-warning-a7985071.html

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1. I don't doubt it, but

I'm starting to wonder what's going to happen to employment once we take the meat out of our diet, the drivers out of our cars, the pilots out of our planes, and the USPS out of our Amazon deliveries?