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Extinction-Free BBQ

From Take Extinction Off Your Plate
June 2022

Between Memorial Day and Labor Day, Americans eat an average of 818 hot dogs per second. That’s a lot of 'meat,' especially when you consider the additional cost to wild animals and the environment.

Meat production is responsible for more environmental degradation than any other single industry. Animal agriculture accounts for at least 16.5% of greenhouse gas emissions, 80% of antibiotic use and 37% of pesticide use. Livestock grazing is one of the greatest threats to imperiled species, affecting 14% of threatened or endangered animals and 33% of threatened or endangered plants.

It's easy to include wildlife protection in your barbecue plans: By making that hot dog the only meat you eat today – or better yet, by replacing it with a veggie dog (or one of our delicious extinction-free recipes) – you can do your part to stop grilling the planet. Start a new summer tradition of celebrating the outdoors with an extinction-free barbecue.

A Tale of Two Barbecues

Between Memorial Day and Labor Day, Americans eat an average of 818 hot dogs per second. That’s a lot of meat, especially when you consider the cost to wildlife and the environment. All those hot dogs – plus the burgers, steaks and sausages thrown on the grill during the biggest meat season of the year – are turning the planet into a kabob of climate change, deforestation, pollution and wildlife extinction. Not sure how to have a barbecue without meat?

• Top chefs and food bloggers contributed mouth-watering recipes that are so delicious, you won’t miss the meat.
• In addition to taking extinction off your grill, there are other ways to make your barbecue more wildlife-friendly.

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