THESE FARTS AREN’T FUNNY!
It has been calculated that the world
could feed twice the number of people
than it does already, if we just fed the
grains that are used to feed farmed
animals, to people instead.FUN
FACTSOn average, one cow releases bet ween 70 and
120 kgof methane gas ever y year. Methane is
agreenhousegaslikecarbondioxide(CO 2 ). But
theeffectofmethaneontheclimateandglobal
warmingis23timeshigherthantheeffectof
carbon dioxide!
Thismeansthatifacowisreleasing100 kg
methane ever y year, that’s the same as about
,300 kgof carbon dioxide. And that’s the same
mountasisreleasedbyburning1,000 litresof
etrol,orlikedrivingfurtherthanfromSingapore
to London!But it’s not really all that simple, either. You’ve got
to remember that in developed countries animals
areraisedtoputonasmuchmeataspossiblein
the shor test time. But in poorer regions, especially
indryareas,cattleandsheepareoftenan
importantpartofthecultureandcanbetheonly
NOT ALL MEAT IS CREATED EQUAL
source of food and income for many millions
of people. They are also necessar y for fer tilising
the soil. In fact, the way people in places like Africa
raise and eat their animals could teach the rest
of the world about more environmentally friendly
ways to eat meat.GOING GREEN!