Saturday, 20 October, 2012
Farming for Forever - Truly Sustainable Agriculture
Human farming of non-human animals is causing extensive damage to our environment. In 2006, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation showed that ‘the global livestock industry’ is in the top three causes of all major environmental problems, including global climate change.
Read our Briefing on the the environmental and global food security benefits of a move away from animal farming.
On World Vegan Eve, Wed 31 Oct 2012, we are taking this message to the UK Houses of Parliament. Will you support us?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Livestock’s Long Shadow: environmental issues and options. Rome, Italy: FAO; 2006 ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/a0701e/a0701e00.pdf (accessed 14 Sep 2012)
