Millions of people would enjoy better health and longer lives. Billions of dollars would be saved because of lower costs for health care. There are now more than 1.5 billion cattle on our earth, consuming enough grain to feed hundreds of millions of people. It takes up to fifteen pounds of grain to produce one pound of beef. Cattle are wreaking havoc on the earth's ecosystems, leaving barren deserts on four continents.
Cattle waste from feedlots is a major source of groundwater pollution.
Every year cattle release 100 million pounds of methane into the air - a major cause of global warming. Rifkin says eliminating beef from the diet of the human race is essential if we are to have any hope of restoring our planet to health and feeding a growing population in the twenty-first century. We will be adding more shops and services to our discount list in the future. If you know of a shop or service we should have on the list please contact Rae. In the next newsletter we will be featuring a write-up on each of the shops and services.