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<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cAnimal agriculture drains water faster than a leaky faucet, but getting the meat, dairy, and eggs off your shopping list is one of the simplest ways to protect precious resources\u00a0and\u00a0animals,\u201d says PETA Founder Ingrid Newkirk. \u201cRaising cattle, chickens, and other animals for the table is a cruel and costly business, but it\u2019s also water-use-intensive, and that\u2019s a recipe for disaster.\u201d<\/p>\n
Water is used for all parts of animal agriculture\u2014from growing feed crops and managing animal waste to cleaning massive, filthy farms and slaughterhouses and filling scalding-hot tanks used to remove animals\u2019 hair or feathers after workers slaughter them. According to the United Nations, livestock production is the leading cause of ocean dead zones, water pollution, species extinction, and habitat destruction. Runoff from meat industry operations also pollutes rivers and lakes and can contaminate groundwater with viruses and bacteria.<\/p>\n
In addition to saving water, each person who goes vegan spares nearly 200 animals every year, dramatically shrinks their food-related carbon footprint, and slashes their risk of suffering from cancer, heart disease, strokes, diabetes, and obesity. PETA\u2019s free\u00a0vegan starter kit<\/a>\u00a0is filled with tips to help anyone looking to make the switch.<\/p>\n PETA\u2014whose motto reads, in part, that \u201canimals are not ours to eat\u201d\u2014points out that\u00a0Every Animal Is Someone<\/a>\u00a0and offers free\u00a0Empathy Kits<\/a>\u00a0for people who need a lesson in kindness. For more information, please visit\u00a0PETA.org<\/a>\u00a0or follow PETA on\u00a0X<\/a>,\u00a0Facebook<\/a>, or\u00a0Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n \t