Figures in favor of vegetarianism. - By: Sarah Bellarmine

A lot of non-vegetarians and many vegetarians likewise question whether being a vegetarian truly makes any difference in any way. Some raise up blurry ethical situations to make it extremely hard to see a vegetarian lifestyle as moral.

If you're a potential vegetarian for moral reasons, but are not sure whether a vegetarian way of life is truly a more ethical choice, here are some statistics from EarthSave to assist you make your choice (for or against):

1. More than 1.3 billion human beings could be fed annually from the grain and soybeans which go to livestock in the United States. This signifies that the entire population of the USA could possibly be fed (without losing any nutritional value) and there would still be enough food left over to give food to one billion individuals.

In a world where thousands of people die each year of starvation, that sort of food excess and ineffectiveness could possibly be deemed unethical.

2. Livestock in the us produces roughly 30 times more excrement than people. While humans in the us have complex sewage systems to gather and treat human waste, there are no such systems on feedlots. As a result, most of this waste leeches into water. This means that large-scale, massive production and slaughter of animals isn't only unethical, it leads to severe environmental degradation.

3. It will take 7.5 pounds of protein feed to produce 1 pound of consumable hog protein; plus it requires 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. Which means that an extensive amount of resources are devoted to producing wheat and soy just with the aim of feeding it to animals, which will be slaughtered as "a source of protein"--although they just supply about 1/5 of the amount they consume.

Not only can the production of meat be considered an injustice against animals, but it may also be regarded as an injustice against mankind, and also the environment.

in general. Another major concern for individuals that want to choose vegetarianism is the fact that vegetarian dishes may not be tasty. Should you be in this situation I will advise you to have a look at this French document on no-meat dishes (ortie) so as to learn more on this subject.

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