Vegan Facts

• The meat, dairy, egg industry slaughter over 9 billion animals each year
  

• All animals are confined, abused and beaten to death and then served as a meal
  

• There are 16 million vegetarians in the United States
  

• There are 8 million vegans in the United States 
  

• The UN reported in 2010 that a global shift towards a vegan diet is vital to save the world from hunger, fuel poverty and the worst impacts of climate change
  

• Number of people who could be fed with grain and soybeans now eaten by U.S. livestock: 1.3 billion
  

• Fossil fuels needed to produce a meat-centered diet vs. a meat-free diet: 50 times more
  

• It takes 2,500 gallons of water to produce a pound of meat
  

• 70 percent of the livestock produced annually in the U.S. are fed a diet containing roxarsone, the most common arsenic-based additive used in animal feed
  

• Arsenic has been linked to bladder, lung, skin, kidney and colon cancer, partial paralysis and diabetes
  

• Increased risk of breast cancer for women who eat meat 4 times a week vs. less than once a week: 4 times
  

• Increased risk of fatal ovarian cancer for women who eat eggs 3 or more times a week vs. less than once a week: 3 times
  

• Increased risk of fatal prostate cancer for men who eat meat daily vs. sparingly or not at all: 3.6 times
  

• Heart Attack is the most common cause of death in U.S.
  

• Average US man's risk of death from heart attack while eating a meat-centered diet: 50%
  

And remember:
GirlieVegans Do It Better!!!

Love and light,
Leda xxx


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