Meat
What percent of total greenhouse gases does the meat industry contribute?
20% (biggest source of greenhouse gases - more than cars)
What is fishmeal and what is it used for?
Fishmeal is ground up fish flesh and bones. 30% of all fishmeal is used to provide farmers with a cheap way to feed farm animals before they are slaughtered. 70% of all fishmeal is fed to the fish in fish farms (future fishmeal).
What is the cycle of a dairy cow's life?
1. Get impregnated and carry calf until birth
2. Separate from calf so milk production can begin
3. Repeat until unable to produce any more milk
4. Get killed
Animals raised for slaughter outweigh natural wildlife by how much? (Ratio)
15:1
Besides sea turtles and the actual fish being caught, what sea animals are impacted by commercial fishing?
Up to 270 million sharks are killed every year because of commercial fishing. Over 80% of dolphins in the Indian Ocean have been killed by getting caught in fishing nets.
What are the lifespans of dairy cows vs. wild cows?
Dairy cows (f): 5 years
Wild cows: 20 years
What percent more emissions come from meat compared to plant-based food?
50,000% or 50x more
What is the main source of plastic pollution in our oceans?
Lost and discarded fishing gear. Fishing nets account of half of the contents of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a collection of trash that is larger than Texas.
What happens to male cows that are born in dairy production facilities?
They are killed immediately, raised for a few weeks and killed for veal, or raised for beef.
Besides greenhouse gas emissions, how does beef production contribute to climate change?
Deforestation for cattle ranches and water usage
What is bottom trawling and why is it harmful?
Bottom trawling is the practice of drawing an open fishing net along the ocean floor. Bottom trawling harms sea turtles by crushing them under all of the caught fish. It also erodes the ocean floor sediments, which contain lots of potential food for fish to eat. Bottom trawling also emits the same amount of CO2 as air travel.
How much water are dairy cows forced to drink every day to maximize milk production?