More than 27 billion animals are killed for food every year in the U.S. alone.
Animals in factory farms have no legal protection from cruelty that would be
illegal if it were inflicted on dogs or cats, including neglect, mutilations,
genetic manipulation, drug regimens that cause chronic pain and crippling,
transport through all weather extremes, and gruesome and violent slaughter.
America’s meat addiction is poisoning and depleting our potable water, arable
land, and clean air. More than half the water used in the United States goes
to animal agriculture, and since farmed animals produce 130 times more
excrement than the human population does, the run-off from their waste
greatly pollutes our waterways.Learn more!
Vegetarian foods provide us with all the nutrients that we need, minus the
saturated fat, cholesterol, and contaminants that are found in meat, eggs,
and dairy products. Plant-based diets protect us against heart disease,
diabetes, obesity, strokes, and several ypes of cancer. Vegetarians also
have stronger immune systems and, on average, live 10 years longer than meat
eaters do. More information.
Factory farms pollute the air and water for many miles in every direction,
often spreading contamination and illness to the people who live and work
nearby. Chronic sickness, brain damage, poisoned waterways, elevated cancer
rates, and even death plague these communities, while the government does
nothing to protect citizens or regulate the industry.