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The Environmental Impact Of Eating Beef And Dairy Products
Beginning of Paper
There are currently 1.28 billion cattle populating the
earth. They occupy nearly 24 percent of the landmass of the planet. Their
combined weight exceeds that of the earth's entire human population. Raising
cows for beef has been linked to several environmental problems, and eati .... Middle of Paper .... Today about 1.3 billion cattle are
trampling and stripping much of the vegetative cover from the earth's remaining
grasslands. Each animal eats its way through 900 pounds of vegetation a month.
Without plants to anchor the soil, absorb the water, and recycle the nutrients,
the land has become increasingly vulnerable to wind and water erosion. More
than 60 percent of the world's rangeland has been damaged by overgrazing during
the past half century.
Cattle ranching has also been linked to Global Warming.
The grain-fed-cattle complex is n ....
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