THOUGHT
food for
… IT’S MAKING CHILDREN STARVE
of grain can either be fed to:
to meet 1/3 of it’s of caloric needs for the day
80 YET: percent … IT’S CRUEL
10 9 8
of agricultural land is used for farm raised animals
OR to meet 100% of their caloric needs for the day
60 percent
AND
of grain is fed to animals instead of humans
884 million people lack access to clean water of meat
Gallons of water needed 2,400 155 VS. to produce 1lb: gallons gallons
7 6 5
ONE MINUTE 38,627 ONE HOUR 2,317,596 3 ONE DAY 55,622,293 4
2
70% PIG OUT 46%
of factory farm workers suffer from acute bronchitis of factory farm workers suffer from chronic bronchitis
25%
information gathered from www.peta.org
50%
# of animals slaughtered in the US in: 11 12 1
In one year the average American eats half of a pig. 112 million pigs are slaughtered each year
of kids who live on factory farms with 500 or more pigs suffer from asthma
when the child’s farm uses antibiotics as a growth stimulant
55%
of wheat
of all the water consumed in America per day is consumed by farmed animals
cows consume 50 gallons of drinking water per day pigs consume 21 gallons of drinking water per day
ONE DAY 16,000 ONE HOUR 700 ONE MINUTE 12
# of children who die from starvation in:
… IT’S UNHEALTHY
2,400 Americans die each day from cardiovascular disease. that is one every 36 seconds. Several of these cases can be attributed to high
meat-eaters 210 vegetarians 161 vegans 133
925 million people don’t have enough to eat 16 pounds ONE COW 10 HUMANS
more than
Every year 45 million turkeys are killed to adorn Thanksgiving Day tables. Check out these shocking stats about meat and pledge to seek alternative food options for your Thanksgiving Day menu
AVERAGE CHOLESTEROL LEVELS OF MEAT EATERS VS. VEGETARIANS.