In its recent report “Livestock’s Long Shadow—Environmental Issues and Options,” the United Nations determined that raising animals for food generates more greenhouse gases than all the cars and trucks in the world combined.
2007-03-13 14:21:23 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
"Bock-bock" pass the chicken!
2007-03-13 14:29:31 · answer #1 · answered by Katz 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I do not eat meat. Regardless of the veracity of that report, unless one is merciless, they cannot kill an innocent animal for food. If you are wondering why there is so much unresolved violence in the world, then measure it by the amount of violence a country commits against it's animals.
The raising of beef is a losing proposition, economically speaking. Notwithstanding the pollutants, the amount of grain needed to raise one cow to the age of slaughter will feed a family of five people for a year. This is why every conceivable part of the animal is sold and placed in food products, and still it is not profitable, and so must continually be propped up by government subsidies.
If you must defend eating meat, then you must also defend the means by which it is obtained. So many have answered callously, "I don't care". Yes, that is quite obvious. With hardened hearts, you satisfy the tongue at the expense of innocent lives. It is any wonder that you also support the satisfaction of greedy governments at the expense of innocent human lives?
Don't forget your handbasket.
2007-03-13 14:48:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
Right. But if we stop eating meat, we will produce more greenhouse gases than all the livestock combined.
2007-03-13 14:24:34 · answer #3 · answered by Shrink 5 · 7⤊ 1⤋
Does a bear take a dump in the woods?
Had ground lamb as part of our spaghetti sauce last night. Yum!
2007-03-13 14:59:24 · answer #4 · answered by MoltarRocks 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I eat small amounts of beef, pork, and chicken. Yes, meat as a source of sustenance is highly inefficient.
2007-03-13 14:29:28 · answer #5 · answered by mattzcoz 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Me had porterhouse steak tonight. Yum! Yum!
2007-03-13 14:34:28 · answer #6 · answered by tabs 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Flexitarian.
I HATE eating meat...ever read up on the torture these animals go through? It's horrific.
But, I relcutantly eat it anyway...it's complicated.
2007-03-13 14:40:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Very interesting. Sort of whetted my appetite for a nice juicy steak. yummy
2007-03-13 14:29:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
YUM, greenhouse cows!! That makes it doubly yummy.
2007-03-13 14:25:03 · answer #9 · answered by bigsey93bruschi54 3 · 7⤊ 0⤋
Free range.
2007-03-13 14:24:47 · answer #10 · answered by TraxAttack 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
and to think, the ocean still creates more green house gases....
2007-03-13 14:27:30 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋