Industrial animal agriculture is the largest driver of deforestation globally and a new investigation by the guardian has unearthed some disturbing new evidence of that.
Production of animal-based foods is responsible for more than 90% of Amazon deforestation, with a small percentage from all other causes - urbanization, mining, and other extractive industries.
Globally, the weight of humans and mammal livestock is 98.15% of all terrestrial mammals, with all the other over 6,500 species, from squirrels to gorillas to elephants, weighing only 1.85%. 🤯 Our planet is truly a pasture and feedlot for producing burgers and other animal products.
Demand more from your leaders – especially in Brazil, where the Amazon is disappearing at a rapid rate due to demand for
#beef, including in the United States, Europe, China, and other countries. Re:wild is committed to protecting and restoring the Amazon and other critical ecosystems around the world.
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