(GO VEGETARIAN/GO GREEN) Think you know how eating meat impacts the Earth? Research has revealed how detrimental the meat and dairy industry is to our environment. Watch this slideshow to bone up on the facts. — Global Animal
It takes 2, 464 gallons to produce one pound of California beef. This is roughly equivalent to six months of showering. Photo Credit: Daniel Pupius/Flickr/Getty Images
In the U.S., 80 percent of agricultural land is used to raise animals for food and grow grain to feed them – almost half the total land mass of the lower 48 states. Photo Credit: The Cornucopia Institute
A report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that 89 percent of U.S. beef ground into patties contains traces of the deadly E. coli strain. Photo Credit: Photos.com
Producing a little more than two pounds of beef causes more greenhouse-gas emissions than driving a car for three hours. Photo Credit: AP
In the United States, giant factory farms generate more than 130 times the amount of waste that people do. Photo Credit: Smithsonian Science
The equivalent of seven football fields of land is bulldozed worldwide every minute to create more room for farmed animals. Photo Credit: Evan E. Duran.
In the United States, agricultural runoff is the number one source of pollution in our waterways. Photo Credit: AP
