People for the Ethical
Treatment of Animals (PETA)
January 2016
These ranchers may have a beef with the feds, but their water use and the cattle’s production of methane mean that the world needs them to get out of the beef business.
The militant cattle ranchers currently occupying Malheur National Wildlife Refuge have appealed for snacks, and PETA is answered the call with a hand-delivered package of vegan jerky that contains more protein than beef does. The PETA staffers, bearing signs reading, “The End (of Animal Agriculture) Is Nigh: Get Out Now!” are suggesting that militia members learn to raise crops, not cows—allowing the many species of wild animals the refuge was designed to protect to thrive.
“People from all walks of life are increasingly appalled by the idea of
slaughtering animals and realize, too, the harmful impact that animal
agriculture has on the environment, so it’s time to face facts,” says PETA
President Ingrid Newkirk. “These ranchers may have a beef with the feds, but
their water use and the cattle’s production of methane mean that the world
needs them to get out of the beef business.”
As PETA notes, the Worldwatch Institute estimates that animal agriculture is
responsible for 51 percent of human-caused greenhouse-gas emissions and the
University of Chicago determined that switching to a vegan diet is more
effective in countering climate change than switching from a standard
American car to a hybrid.
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