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October 27, 2023
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Brittney Williams 202-483-7382
Norfolk, Va. – Following the devastation and deaths triggered through Typhoon Otis, PETA rushed a letter to International Meteorological Group President Abdulla Al Mandous, mentioning that animal agriculture is a big contributor to the local weather disaster that’s making cyclones, hurricanes, and tropical storms ever extra devastating and urging him to enact a brand new coverage to call storms and hurricanes after red meat, butter, cheese, and different animal-derived meals—the proliferation of which give a contribution mightily to the elements issues now going through humanity. PETA notes that the United Countries states that a couple of 3rd of all human-caused greenhouse gasoline emissions are connected to meals manufacturing—with the most important proportion of those gases, specifically methane, coming from the beef and dairy industries—and studies {that a} international shift towards vegan consuming is essential so as to fight the worst results of the local weather disaster.
Cows used for meals. Picture: PETA
“Fatal storms are sweeping the Earth and can proceed to extend in ferocity, devastating communities and inflicting fatalities, so long as other people proceed to make a choice hen wings, red meat burgers, and cheese sandwiches over vegan fare that reduces greenhouse gasoline emissions,” says PETA President Ingrid Newkirk, a vegan for over 50 years. “PETA is looking on climate officers to position the blame the place it rightly lies, name it find it irresistible is, and remind everybody to take private duty for our planetary disaster, with PETA in a position to supply loose vegan starter kits for all.”
PETA issues out that rising water-intensive plants simply to feed animals raised for meals consumes greater than part the water used within the U.S. and that as much as 80% of deforestation within the Amazon has been triggered through the destruction of land to develop animal feed and graze farm animals. Vegan meals—corresponding to vegatables and fruits, entire grains, beans, peas, nuts, and lentils—require much less land, power, and water to supply.
PETA—whose motto reads, partially, that “animals aren’t ours to consume”—opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview. For more info, please discuss with PETA.org, pay attention to The PETA Podcast, or practice the gang on X (previously Twitter), Fb, or Instagram.