Make yours a meat-free Monday
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What a difference a day makes
London – 19 July 2010
If everyone in Britain stopped eating meat for just one day a week, it
would reduce greenhouse gases by the equivalent of taking five million
cars off the road. Wow!
I just discovered this fab Animal Aid video, with music by Moby, which explains how. Watch and enjoy:
http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/f/CAMPAIGNS/blog//4//?be_id=242
Make yours a meat-free Monday.
Why?
According to the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation
(FAO), the farming and slaughtering of animals rates as one of the top
three causes of all the major environmental problems confronting the
world.
These include land degradation, climate change, air pollution and water
shortages. According to a landmark 2006 FAO report, animal farming is
responsible for 18 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions, which
is more than the entire transport sector combined.
The message of Animal Aid’s film is that, if everyone in the UK gave up
eating meat for just one day a week, this would result in greenhouse
gas emission reductions equivalent to taking more than five million
cars off the road.
More information about meat-free days and how you can make a difference, see here:
http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/CAMPAIGNS/vegetarianism//2156//