VEGAN FOR WATER CONSERVATION AND OCEAN PRESERVATION
water is life
Fracking (hydraulic fracturing) water use ranges from 70-140 billion gallons annually. Animal agriculture water consumption ranges from 34-76 trillion gallons annually.
Agriculture is responsible for 80-90% of US water consumption. Growing feed crops for livestock consumes 56% of water in the US.
Californians use 1,500 gallons of water per person per day. Close to half of that is associated with meat and dairy products.
2,500 gallons of water is needed to produce 1 pound of beef. 477 gallons of water are required to produce 1lb. of eggs. 900 gallons of water are needed for 1lb. of cheese and 1,000 gallons of water are required to produce 1 gallon of milk.
Only 5% of water consumed in the US is using by private homes but 55% of water consumed in the US is used for animal agriculture.
Animal Agriculture is responsible for 20%-33% of all fresh water consumption in the world today.
“We never know the value of water until the well is dry”
ocean is life
3/4 of the world’s fisheries have been exploited and depleted.
We could potentially see fish less oceans by 2048.
As many as 2.7 trillion animals are pulled from the ocean each year.
For every 1 pound of fish caught, up to 5 pounds of uninteded marine species are caught and discarded as by-kill products of fishing.
As many as 40% (63 billion pounds) of fish caught globally every year are discarded.
Scientists estimate as many as 650,000 whales, dolphins and seals are killed every year by fishing vessels and 40-50 million sharks killed in fishing lines and nets.
40-50 million sharks are killed in fishing lines and nets.
“If the oceans die, we all die.”
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