Act against greenhouse gas emissions by the livestock sector
pat | 25.04.2007 15:14 | Animal Liberation | Climate Chaos
The livestock sector presents the greatest threat to the planet as it generates 18% of all greenhouse gases, which is more than the transport sector.
Animal farming and climate chaos
Nottingham's vegan catering campaign, Veggies, urges caution regarding a viral email message that is doing the rounds.
"Subject: Re: Very important: Send this message to your members of euro parliaments and ask them to sign this written declaration about global warming".
The message refers to a "written declaration on greenhouse gas emissions by the livestock sector" prepared by members of European Parliament. (see
http://www.veggies.org.uk/img/campaigns/eec.pdf)
However the declaration does not advance the rights and liberation of animals, as it does not call for any reduction of their use and abuse.
Indeed it it likely to result in more suffering through experimentation and manipulation, with moves to 'increase the efficiency of livestock production'.
Noting that
* the livestock sector presents the greatest threat to the planet as it generates 18% of all greenhouse gases, which is more than the transport sector,
* the livestock sector produces 65% of the emission of nitrous dioxide, which has 296 times the global warming potential of CO2,
* global production of meat and dairy products will more than double by 2050,
* livestock is a major cause of deforestation, soil degradation (overgrazing, compaction and erosion) and [has] negative effects on ground water
... the declaration "calls on the Commission to take appropriate measures to increase the efficiency of livestock production and feed crop agriculture, to improve animal nutrition and to promote appropriate measures for obtaining biogases for recycling manure."
Rather than using technological 'fixes' to keep livestock in slavery, we should be urging everyone to reduce and eliminate their use and abuse of animals for food and other purposes. This is surely a more compassionate and sensible way of reducing the effects of livestock production on climate change, excess water use, wasteful use of land and food resources and the promotion of a dangerously unhealthy diet.
See http://www.veggies.org.uk/page.php?ref=521
and http://www.veggies.org.uk/page.php?ref=917
"Subject: Re: Very important: Send this message to your members of euro parliaments and ask them to sign this written declaration about global warming".
The message refers to a "written declaration on greenhouse gas emissions by the livestock sector" prepared by members of European Parliament. (see
http://www.veggies.org.uk/img/campaigns/eec.pdf) However the declaration does not advance the rights and liberation of animals, as it does not call for any reduction of their use and abuse.
Indeed it it likely to result in more suffering through experimentation and manipulation, with moves to 'increase the efficiency of livestock production'.
Noting that
* the livestock sector presents the greatest threat to the planet as it generates 18% of all greenhouse gases, which is more than the transport sector,
* the livestock sector produces 65% of the emission of nitrous dioxide, which has 296 times the global warming potential of CO2,
* global production of meat and dairy products will more than double by 2050,
* livestock is a major cause of deforestation, soil degradation (overgrazing, compaction and erosion) and [has] negative effects on ground water
... the declaration "calls on the Commission to take appropriate measures to increase the efficiency of livestock production and feed crop agriculture, to improve animal nutrition and to promote appropriate measures for obtaining biogases for recycling manure."
Rather than using technological 'fixes' to keep livestock in slavery, we should be urging everyone to reduce and eliminate their use and abuse of animals for food and other purposes. This is surely a more compassionate and sensible way of reducing the effects of livestock production on climate change, excess water use, wasteful use of land and food resources and the promotion of a dangerously unhealthy diet.
See
http://www.veggies.org.uk/page.php?ref=521 and
http://www.veggies.org.uk/page.php?ref=917
pat
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