Effects of Animal Agriculture on the Environment by https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9 By Hannah C. [Click infographics to zoom] en-us 2017-02-14 19:16:32 UTC 2024-05-06 10:19:26 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Xmastree.png hncasey https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/153845287 2017-02-14 19:26:06 UTC https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/153845287 hncasey https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/153845416 2017-02-14 19:26:28 UTC https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/153845416 hncasey https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/153845932 2017-02-14 19:27:43 UTC https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/153845932 hncasey https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/153846099 2017-02-14 19:28:07 UTC https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/153846099 hncasey https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/153846756 2017-02-14 19:29:34 UTC https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/153846756 hncasey https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/153847010 2017-02-14 19:30:13 UTC https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/153847010 Definition hncasey https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154084648 Vegan- A person who does not eat or use animal products]]> 2017-02-15 17:13:53 UTC https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154084648 hncasey https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154085647 Animal agriculture is responsible for 18% of greenhouse gas emission- more than the combined exhaust from all transportation]]> 2017-02-15 17:16:27 UTC https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154085647 hncasey https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154086206 Livestock and their byproducts account for at least 32,000 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) per year, or 51% of all worldwide greenhouse gas emissions.]]> 2017-02-15 17:18:01 UTC https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154086206 hncasey https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154086459 Methane (from cows)  is 25-100 times more destructive than CO2 on a 20 year time frame.]]> 2017-02-15 17:18:45 UTC https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154086459 hncasey https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154087035 Livestock is responsible for 65% of all human-related emissions of nitrous oxide – a greenhouse gas with 296 times the global warming potential of carbon dioxide, and which stays in the atmosphere for 150 years.]]> 2017-02-15 17:20:33 UTC https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154087035 hncasey https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154087480 Emissions for agriculture projected to increase 80% by 2050]]> 2017-02-15 17:21:50 UTC https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154087480 hncasey https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154087900 Even without fossil fuels, we will exceed our CO2 limit by 2030,  all from raising animals.]]> 2017-02-15 17:22:58 UTC https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154087900 hncasey https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154088920 Animal agriculture water consumption ranges from 34-76 trillion gallons annually.  ]]> 2017-02-15 17:25:26 UTC https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154088920 hncasey https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154089108 Agriculture is responsible for 80-90% of US water consumption]]> 2017-02-15 17:25:58 UTC https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154089108 hncasey https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154089297 Growing feed crops for livestock consumes 56% of water in the US.]]> 2017-02-15 17:26:29 UTC https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154089297 hncasey https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154089547 Californians use 1500 gallons of water per person per day. Close to Half is associated with meat and dairy products.]]> 2017-02-15 17:27:07 UTC https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154089547 hncasey https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154089966 477 gallons of water are required to produce 1lb. of eggs;  almost 900 gallons of water are needed for 1lb. of cheese.]]> 2017-02-15 17:28:12 UTC https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154089966 hncasey https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154090156 1,000 gallons of water are required to produce 1 gallon of milk]]> 2017-02-15 17:28:44 UTC https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154090156 hncasey https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154090537 5% of water consumed in the US is by private homes. 55% of water consumed in the US is for animal agriculture. ]]> 2017-02-15 17:29:43 UTC https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154090537 hncasey https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154090876 Livestock or livestock feed occupies 1/3 of the earth’s ice-free land.]]> 2017-02-15 17:30:35 UTC https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154090876 hncasey https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154091120 Animal agriculture is the leading cause of species extinction, ocean dead zones, water pollution, and habitat destruction]]> 2017-02-15 17:31:13 UTC https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154091120 hncasey https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154091329 2-5 acres of land are used per cow.]]> 2017-02-15 17:31:46 UTC https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154091329 hncasey https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154091524 Every minute, 7 million pounds of excrement are produced by animals raised for food in the US.]]> 2017-02-15 17:32:17 UTC https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154091524 hncasey https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154091799 A farm with 2,500 dairy cows produces the same amount of waste as a city of 411,000 people]]> 2017-02-15 17:32:58 UTC https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154091799 hncasey https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154092036 130 times more animal waste than human waste is produced in the US – 1.4 billion tons from the meat industry annually. 5 tons of animal waste is produced per person in the US.]]> 2017-02-15 17:33:34 UTC https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154092036 hncasey https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154092345 3/4 of the world’s fisheries are exploited or depleted.

]]> 2017-02-15 17:34:29 UTC https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154092345 hncasey https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154092494 We could see fishless oceans by 2048.]]> 2017-02-15 17:34:54 UTC https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154092494 hncasey https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154092748 As many as 2.7 trillion animals are pulled from the ocean each year]]> 2017-02-15 17:35:30 UTC https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154092748 hncasey https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154092994 For every 1 pound of fish caught, up to 5 pounds of unintended marine species are caught and discarded as by-kill]]> 2017-02-15 17:36:08 UTC https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154092994 hncasey https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154093279 Animal agriculture is responsible for up to 91% of Amazon destruction.]]> 2017-02-15 17:36:51 UTC https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154093279 hncasey https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154093481 1-2 acres of rainforest are cleared every second.]]> 2017-02-15 17:37:19 UTC https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154093481 hncasey https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154093688 Up to137 plant, animal and insect species are lost every day due to rainforest destruction.]]> 2017-02-15 17:37:48 UTC https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154093688 hncasey https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154094077 Worldwide, at least 50% of grain is fed to livestock. ]]> 2017-02-15 17:38:44 UTC https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154094077 hncasey https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154094351 15x more protein on any given area of land with plants, rather than animals]]> 2017-02-15 17:39:20 UTC https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154094351 hncasey https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154094660 Land required to feed 1 person for 1 year:

Vegan: 1/6th acre

Vegetarian: 3x as much as a vegan

Meat Eater: 18x as much as a vegan   
]]> 2017-02-15 17:40:12 UTC https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154094660 hncasey https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154094895 A person who follows a vegan diet produces the equivalent of 50% less carbon dioxide, uses 1/11th oil, 1/13th water, and 1/18th land compared to a meat-lover for their food]]> 2017-02-15 17:40:49 UTC https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154094895 hncasey https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154095027 Each day, a person who eats a vegan diet saves 1,100 gallons of water, 45 pounds of grain, 30 sq ft of forested land, 20 lbs CO2 equivalent, and one animal’s life]]> 2017-02-15 17:41:13 UTC https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154095027 hncasey https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154095577 2017-02-15 17:42:20 UTC https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154095577 Sources hncasey https://padlet.com/hncasey/se4o74whkcz9/wish/154101367 http://www.cowspiracy.com/


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