Estimates put the amount of by-catch in India alone, to be between 17 – 22 percent of total catch, or 2 billion pounds every year. By-catch is a factor in the dwindling numbers of important predatory species and even contributes to the deaths of endangered species.
It takes, on average, 28 calories of fossil fuel energy to produce 1 calorie of meat protein for human consumption, [whereas] it takes only 3.3 calories of fossil- fuel energy to produce 1 calorie of protein from grain for human consumption.
Farmed animals produce more greenhouse gas emissions (18%) than the world’s entire transport system (13.5%).In its 2006 report, the United Nations said raising animals for meat generates more greenhouse gases than all the cars and trucks in the world combined.
The standard diet of a MEAT EATING person in the United States ALONE requires 4,200 gallons of water per day, for animals’ drinking water, irrigation of crops, processing, washing, cooking, etc.
Scientists estimate that animals bred only for meat must be fed up to 16 kilograms of grain to produce just 1 kilogram of meat. This 1 kilogram of meat can feed only 2 people.