“Looking at the stats related to how much forest is lost to make way for livestock grazing and growing their feed, one simply can’t deny that our food choices are having a major impact on the planet. This is something that Jane Goodall is very aware of – and because of this, she chooses a vegetarian diet to lower her own personal impact. In the video, Goodall breaks it down quite simply,”… In order to feed the billions and billions of cows and pigs and chickens … you have to admit huge areas of forest are cut down to grow grain to feed them. Intensive cattle grazing is turning forests to woodland, to scrubland. And food in one end, gas out both ends, that’s methane. And that’s an even more potent greenhouse gas than CO2. It’s about 36 percent of all methane emissions come from this intensive farming.” While this volume of emissions can be daunting – by simply leaving meat off your plate, you can cut your personal contribution by half! That’s pretty astounding. It’s so amazing to see Jane Goodall speaking out for this important issue and showing the world the connection between their food choices and the greater impact that they have on both the planet and animals.” goo.gl/iyZqVg

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