Iam a veggie and Iam proud to be one! afterall Iam not contributing to the deterioration of the environment(as far as my eating habits are concerned) . Yes, its a fact and the recent research states that the meat-industry contributes to the 27% of the Global Warming!! Isnt this alarming
to know that you are simply eating away your own environment. You might now argue that there are a hell a lot of other issues which contribute to pollution but lemme also put a fact that Only 10% of vegetarians die of heart disease and veggies are known to live longer. Doesnt this make you see yourself a 50 years from now?!! Even as I post this my fellow blog-contributors would get this hard but dear readers this is the Truth of the Day and its High-Time you realize...
Ok, let me advocate you not to go for non-veg on the ground of ethical and human values. Iam not trying to bring about any philosophical issues but rather like to bring about a practical survey..
As we know most of the world is starving to death. One cow consumes enough corn in its lifetime to feed 20 people--their entire life! The gallons of water a cow consumes in its lifetime is enough to fill a Naval Destroyer to its brim! If anyone is in to biology you know the energy pyramid. Even more energy is wasted by feeding, caring , and slaughtering beef. It would be so much more efficient if we all just switched to veg. That's only counting beef. If we no longer slaughtered pigs, chicken, etc., we could export food to starving nations we could solve world hunger just by switching.
The practice of raising animals is actually bad for the economy. One acre of land can raise 1-3 cows, which are worth much less than an acre of business. We would actually need less land devoted to agriculture because Veggies feed more people on less space.
This is what the Rajendra Pachauri-United Nations Chief Climatic Expert had to say :-
Our appetite for animal flesh is boosting fertilizer production, pollution and emission of greenhouse gases to dangerous levels, Pachauri has told The Observer. Give up meat - at least for one day a week - and we can help to save the Earth, he added.
Nor is Pachauri, the chairman of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, alone in his complaints. A host of campaigners have united to condemn meat-eaters for bringing environmental mayhem to the world. 'The human appetite for animal flesh is a driving force behind virtually every major category of environmental damage now threatening the human future: deforestation, erosion, fresh water scarcity, air and water pollution, climate change, biodiversity loss, social injustice, the destabilization of communities and the spread of disease,' the Worldwatch Institute has warned.
Here is another issue where you might find a point above me saying that if the animals aren't killed then they ruin the greenery coz there rises the chance of unbalanced Eco-System and if everybody on this planet start eating Veg. then there would be a food shortage. Yes, its true but invest the same amount of resources that you otherwise lay on the Animals to make them healthier and eatable on the Agriculture i.e to cultivate the vegetables and I bet you'll reap more and can certainly meet the appetite of this World!!
to know that you are simply eating away your own environment. You might now argue that there are a hell a lot of other issues which contribute to pollution but lemme also put a fact that Only 10% of vegetarians die of heart disease and veggies are known to live longer. Doesnt this make you see yourself a 50 years from now?!! Even as I post this my fellow blog-contributors would get this hard but dear readers this is the Truth of the Day and its High-Time you realize...Ok, let me advocate you not to go for non-veg on the ground of ethical and human values. Iam not trying to bring about any philosophical issues but rather like to bring about a practical survey..
As we know most of the world is starving to death. One cow consumes enough corn in its lifetime to feed 20 people--their entire life! The gallons of water a cow consumes in its lifetime is enough to fill a Naval Destroyer to its brim! If anyone is in to biology you know the energy pyramid. Even more energy is wasted by feeding, caring , and slaughtering beef. It would be so much more efficient if we all just switched to veg. That's only counting beef. If we no longer slaughtered pigs, chicken, etc., we could export food to starving nations we could solve world hunger just by switching.
The practice of raising animals is actually bad for the economy. One acre of land can raise 1-3 cows, which are worth much less than an acre of business. We would actually need less land devoted to agriculture because Veggies feed more people on less space.
This is what the Rajendra Pachauri-United Nations Chief Climatic Expert had to say :-Our appetite for animal flesh is boosting fertilizer production, pollution and emission of greenhouse gases to dangerous levels, Pachauri has told The Observer. Give up meat - at least for one day a week - and we can help to save the Earth, he added.
Nor is Pachauri, the chairman of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, alone in his complaints. A host of campaigners have united to condemn meat-eaters for bringing environmental mayhem to the world. 'The human appetite for animal flesh is a driving force behind virtually every major category of environmental damage now threatening the human future: deforestation, erosion, fresh water scarcity, air and water pollution, climate change, biodiversity loss, social injustice, the destabilization of communities and the spread of disease,' the Worldwatch Institute has warned.
'The average meat eater in the US produces about 1.5 tonnes of carbon dioxide more than a vegetarian every year. That's because animals are hungry and the grain they eat takes energy, usually fossil fuels, to produce,' he says
A citizen of UAE eats nearly 100 kg of poultry products and an American consumes 46 Kg 
chicken per person annually while an average Indian just eats 2.1 kg of poultry products per person per year according to the US Department of Agriculture.
chicken per person annually while an average Indian just eats 2.1 kg of poultry products per person per year according to the US Department of Agriculture.
You may find it quite difficult to give up meat-eating right now but lemme suggest you an alternative. Donot eat Non-Veg for at least one day in a week and this applies majorly for the US citizens so that you can contribute something positive for the Environment.
Here is another issue where you might find a point above me saying that if the animals aren't killed then they ruin the greenery coz there rises the chance of unbalanced Eco-System and if everybody on this planet start eating Veg. then there would be a food shortage. Yes, its true but invest the same amount of resources that you otherwise lay on the Animals to make them healthier and eatable on the Agriculture i.e to cultivate the vegetables and I bet you'll reap more and can certainly meet the appetite of this World!!
Think.....???
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