A recent article found at
The New Foreign Policy argues that, like it or not,
the vegetarian revolution is upon us and it is arriving by
force. The article centers not on the moral or ethical debate
for an animal-free diet but rather supports the logical conclusion
to a meat filled world, total
environmental destruction. Here’s a sample:
The numbers suggest that we won’t stop eating meat simply
because it’s “the right thing to do.” People love it too much.
Instead, we’ll be forced to stop. By 2025, we simply won’t have the
resources to keep up the habit. According to the FAO report, 33
percent of the world’s arable land is devoted to growing crops for
animal feed, and grazing is a major factor in deforestation around
the world. It’s also incredibly water-intensive. The average U.S.
diet requires twice the daily amount of water as does an equally
nutritious vegetarian diet, reports the Worldwatch Institute.
Meanwhile, there will be more than 8 billion people on this earth,
and two-thirds of the world’s population will live in
water-stressed regions.
