Water:
More than half of all the water used in the United States for all purposes is used to raise animals for food. A totally vegetarian diet requires 300 gallons of water per day, while a carnivorous diet requires more than 4,000 gallons of water per day.
Land:
Of all agricultural land in the United States, 87 percent is used to raise animals for food. That's 45 percent of the total land mass of the United States.
Air:
Methane is one of four greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming. The world's 1.3 billion cows produce one-fifth of all methane emitted into the atmosphere.
Pollution:
Raising animals for food causes more water pollution in the United States than any other industry because animals raised for food produce 20 times the excrement of the entire human population-230,000 pounds every second.
Energy:
Of all raw materials and fossil fuels used in the United States, more than one-third is used to raise animals for food.
Deforestation:
Rain forests are being destroyed at a rate of 125,000 square miles per year. The primary cause of deforestation is raising animals for food.
Topsoil:
we have already lost three-quarters of all topsoil in the United States. Eighty-five percent of topsoil erosion is directly attributable to raising animals for food.
