Friday, 6 October 2017

Vast animal-feed crops to satisfy our meat needs are destroying planet

Vast animal-feed crops to satisfy our meat needs are destroying planet

The ongoing global appetite for meat is having a devastating impact on the environment driven by the production of crop-based feed for animals, a new report has warned. The vast scale of growing crops such as soy to rear chickens, pigs and other animals puts an enormous strain on natural resources leading to the wide-scale loss of land and species, according to the study from the conservation charity WWF.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/oct/05/vast-animal-feed-crops-meat-needs-destroying-planet?source=Snapzu

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