The Ecological Consequences of Meat Consumption

The worldwide meat production continues to increase
1990: 170 mio. tons
1994: 194 mio. tons
1997: 210 mio. tons
1999: 217 mio. tons
2003: 253 mio. tons

Although the consumption of meat in industrialised countries has been decreasing for years, consumption globally has continued to grow. In 2003, 253 million tons of meat were produced worldwide. Meat production has more than doubled since 1970. Switzerland alone makes up 600,000 tons of this. This has enormous ecological consequences that unfortunately have received very little attention up to now...

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Author: SVV

Link: European Vegetarian Union
Link: Swiss Union for Vegetarianism


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