aheight said:
In order to meet the increasing demand for meat, the amazon rain forest is being burned down and cleared in order to grow soy to export to other countries as cattle feed as well as raise cattle in cleared lands. About an area the size of Los Angeles is being cleared each month. 20% has been lost and some estimate by 2100, all of it will be gone. We are basically, because of our appetite for meat, destroying an ancient ecosystem for burgers. Our tax dollars are being used to support an industry that is destroying our health and the health of the planet and often if we speak up about it, they are able to hire expensive lawyers that tie up the matter in courts for years or worst. Burning the forest releases a tremendous amount of CO2 fueling global warming as well as displacing species that may harbor novel diseases brining them in closer contact with humans.
Hey there thanks for posting this. Today I came to know that meat consumption has not only health effects but also climate. I totally agree with your point ( Take out ). This is true but people can't agree with this easily. Meat consumotion will give you temporary pleasure. But in long term it will be heavy for health as well as climate.
Now a days the climate change cause worst effect in human health and again some people are give rise to this for making profit. The meat consumption has cause the increase in greenhouse gases and today the world produces more than 320 million tons of meat each year and its increasing. Growing meat consumption put biodiversity at higher risk and chances of humans coming in contact with animal borne pathogens and viruses (such as Covid-19) is increasing too.
Rapidly increasing population have steadily push the demand for meat. Meat demand give rise to increase in meat industry and poultry. Increasing meat demands, food production has encroached on land meant for wild habitats and has open doors for pathogens to jump to domesticated animals and humans.
Experts has warned earlier about the pandemic break due to animal slaughtering for food.
Due to increase in population, the meat production has been increased fro , decades. It leads to more global emission of greenhouse gases like methane, CO2 and nitrous oxide. 65 percent of global domestic emission is made alone by beef and dairy. There is prediction This will make huge changes in climate in future (by 2050) that it will be hard for human to survive.
The food system is responsible for 30% human driven greenhouse-emission gases and increase in meat consumption is one of its cause. It plays major role for climate change. Eating substantial amount of meat is not good for environment and health too. Food systems contribute to global greenhouse gases, and furthermore contribute to deforestation, biodiversity loss and declining water tables and live stock is biggest problem now a days.
Temperature in the Arctic Circle is also rising, resulting in melting of the ice and permafrost. It is opening a door for infectious agents to re-emerge. Study shows, the global climate change will brings out new microbes and human’s ability to regulate body temperature may be in danger.
Hence we people have to take actions to reduce the possibility of climate change and pandemic. Every citizen should aware of health consequences of cumsuming meat. This will make people understand how meat affect their health and their generation due to climate change. So if people themselves understand and can see such big problem, the meat consumption can reduce in future.
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