Meat production Quotes

8 quotes from 7 authors

The process of turning livestock into food sparks many viewpoints. Seven different writers each offer a short thought, ranging from ethical considerations to practical insights, giving a quick, multifaceted look at the industry.

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The idolatry of food cuts across class lines. This can be seen in the public's toleration of a level of cruelty in…

Brian Reynolds Myers

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You go into a hospital now, it's dangerous. We can get diseases that can't be dealt with, that are moving around the…

Noam Chomsky

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“Like other Americans, I've reconciled myself to the idea that an animal's life has been sacified to bring me a meal of…

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr

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A diet that relies heavily on meat production results in higher emissions than a typical vegetarian diet. Different individuals will make different…

Nicholas Stern

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I've learned so much about what you can do to help animals, the environmental issues around meat production.

Sarah Jeffery

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Take pandemics. There could easily be a severe pandemic. A lot of that comes from something we don't pay much attention to:…

Noam Chomsky

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Meat consumption is a part of our evolutionary heritage; meat production has been a major component of modern food systems. Carnivory should…

Vaclav Smil

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Meat production is one of the leading causes of climate change because of the destruction of the rainforest for grazing lands, the…

Jane Velez-Mitchell

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