The Secret Life of Beef Video: Your Happy Meal Makes the Environment Sad
At Blisstree, we like to think that we know just how tough livestock production is on the environment (we yak about the topic a lot), but this 6:45 video by environmental nonprofit INFORM reaffirms several shocking facts on the subject that are well worth repeating and sharing. Namely, livestock production creates a massively negative effect on the environment (extensive water usage, destruction of trees for pasture, responsible for 20% of all greenhouse gas emissions around the world, etc.). Also, cows are not supposed to eat corn or grain. These make them sick, which is why many of them are shot up with so many antibiotics. (Did you know that 70% of the antibiotics used in the U.S. are for livestock, not humans?) That’s why grass-fed beef is a much better alternative in terms of the environment, energy, our health, and the sustainability of U.S. farming. (Many beef farmers are encouraging people to eat less meat in general, and when they do eat it, to choose locally-sourced meat. This makes sustainable farming possible.) And these aren’t just left-wing urban hipsters talking (although there are a few of those in the video); these are farmers and butchers whose families have been driving the industry for generations. Watch:
via GOOD
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The Secret Life of Beef Video: Your Happy Meal Makes the Environment Sad