Animal Products are the Bread of our Affliction - Drought

Our society is enslaved to eating animal products. We have turned other creatures into our slaves. Now factory farming is creating havoc on our environment which we will be enslaved to for years to come.

DROUGHT

  • Animal agriculture use ranges from 34-76 trillion gallons of water annually.
  • Agriculture is responsible for 80-90% of US water consumption.
  • Growing feed crops for livestock consumes 56% of water in the US.
  • One hamburger requires 660 gallons of water to produce – the equivalent of 2 months’ worth of showers.
  • 2,500 gallons of water are needed to produce 1 pound of beef.
  • 477 gallons of water are required to produce 1 pound of eggs; 900 gallons of water are needed for cheese.
  • 1,000 gallons of water are required to produce 1 gallon of milk.
  • 5% of water consumed in the US is by private homes. 55% of water consumed in the US is for animal agriculture.
  • The meat and dairy industries combined use nearly 1/3 (29%) of all the fresh water in the world today.

What are YOU doing in your life to reduce water consumption to address the drought in California?

Given the facts above - what would be the single greatest impact you could have on the drought?

Discuss.


haggadah Section: Maggid - Beginning