An example is in Ethiopia where over 60% of their population is considered hungry or starving, and yet they have 50 million cattle in that country (one of the largest herds in the world consuming food, land, and water.
Sometimes good intentions don’t have the best outcomes even when
done in good faith. Animal gifting is one of those things.
Especially during the holiday season, it’s popular to send gift
cards towards the purchase of live farmed animals as “presents” to
people in low-income and developing countries to help stop hunger.
Unfortunately, the true cost of this gift is often not realized by
donors. But large companies selling them should know that gifting
animals adds to the devastating domino effect that exacerbates the
climate and ocean crisis and is cruel to the animals.
Some of the aid charities often use misleading advertising. They ask
consumers to buy cows to provide families with ‘nutritious’ dairy
products; state that gifting a tribe of goats is a purchase of
sustainability; and that four-legged creatures can serve as a
financial backbone for families. The true cost of animal gifting is
not mentioned on their websites. Not only is dairy unhealthy and can
lead to illness, but many people in the countries receiving animals
for dairy consumption are lactose intolerant. Gifting animals is not
sustainable and can actually increase poverty, not diminish it. But
a shift away from animal gifting to plant-based alternatives can
help save human lives, our beautiful earth, and animals.
Keep reading to learn more!
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