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Number one cause for amazon deforestation is cattle. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deforestation_of_the_Amazon_rainforest#Causes_of_deforestation https://en.wi
by lucidguppy 8y ago
Number one cause for amazon deforestation is cattle.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deforestation_of_the_Amazon_rainforest#Causes_of_deforestation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deforestation_of_the_Amazon_ra...
All the more reason to go vegan.
- krageon 8y agoOr don't keep cattle in the rainforest. Not every problem with cattle has to be solved by making an impractical and enormous swing in your life.
- tao_oat 8y agoCattle are kept in the rainforest, yes, but the forest cut down for grazing is far outweighed for the forest cut down to groy soy to feed the cattle.
- mikestew 8y agoOr don't keep cattle in the rainforest. Should the opportunity to do so ever arise, I’ll make a note not to do that. In the meantime, as I am not a cattle farmer, I’ll continue to not eat meat.
- mattbessey 8y agoAbsolutism is unnecessary, two people eating half as much beef is just as impactful as one of two people going vegan. I don't think eating less meat is impractical, certainly not specifically just eating less beef, by far the most environmentally impactful one.
- agumonkey 8y agoOr just eat chicken