‘More than 70% of the world’s grain production is… destined for the West’s livestock’
I found this tonight on a veg restaurant poster on Food for Life Global’s website:
October 15-21 marks the annual observance
of Feed the World Week (FWW).<snip>
Feed the World Week is a call for action, for
the world to move away from the meat-based dietóthat
robs the earth of vital resources and leaves billions homeless
and hungry. ìMost non-vegetarians are unaware,î explains
Paul Turner, Global director of Food for Life, ìthat more
than 70% of the worldís grain production is fed to livestock destined
for slaughterhouses. That same grain could feed humans. Every
year, millions of children in the developing world die from hunger,
alongside fields of fodder destined for the Westís livestock.î
Does anyone in the West care enough to change the way they live? (Maybe that bishop who mentioned “Western privilege” as an argument to dismiss GC2006 Resolution D041 should. Should I ask him? How about the MDG advocates? Here’s my argument for supporting cruelty-free relief and development charities: Go veg, so you aren’t taking food away from the people you want to help. And stop funding the spread of animal agriculture in poor countries for the same reason.)