Figures in favor of vegetarianism.

Numerous non-vegetarians and some vegetarians likewise question whether being a vegetarian really makes any difference in any way. Some raise up blurry ethical situations making it extremely hard to find out a vegetarian lifestyle as ethical.

If you're a potential vegetarian for moral reasons, but aren't sure whether or not a vegetarian lifestyle is truly a more ethical choice, here are some statistics from EarthSave that may help you make your choice (for or against):

1. More than 1.3 billion human beings might be fed each year from the grain and soybeans which go to livestock in the USA. This implies that the entire population of the united states might be fed (without losing any nutritional value) and there would still be enough food left over to give food to one billion individuals.

Within a world where lots of people die every year of hunger, that sort of food excess and inefficiency may be thought to be unethical.

2. Livestock in the USA generates roughly 30 times more excrement than people. While humans in the us have complex sewage systems to gather and treat human waste, you don't see any such systems on feedlots. Therefore, most of this waste leeches into water. This means that large-scale, massive production and slaughter of animals is not only unethical, it leads to significant environmental degradation.

3. It takes 7.5 pounds of protein feed to generate 1 pound of consumable hog protein; and it normally takes 5 pounds of protein feed to produce 1 pound of consumable chicken protein. Close to 90% of protein from wheat and beans is lost to feed cycling. This means that a huge volume of resources are dedicated to making wheat and soy just with the objective of giving it to animals, that will be slaughtered as "a source of protein"--despite the fact that they just provide about 1/5 of the amount they eat.

Not only can the production of meat be considered an injustice against animals, but it can also be considered an injustice against humans, along with the environment.

in general. Another major concern for individuals looking to choose vegetarianism is that vegetarian dishes aren't delicious. If you are in this situation I will advise you to have a look at this French document on no-meat dishes (ortie) so as to find out more on this subject.

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