The case against eating meat has been made by lots of pro vegetarianism advocates from a variety of standpoints. These range from ethical considerations to health. Recently though it is the environmental aspect of meat production that has been the main point of attack on the carnivorous lifestyle.
Producing meat has several environmental consequences. The resources needed to produce meat are much greater than other foodstuffs. It has been claimed that in order to produce a ton of potatoes about 160 cubic metres of water will be needed. In contrast to this,in order to produce a ton of beef about 16726 cubic metres of water will be needed.
Livestock are also responsible for CO2 emissions. There is a debate about the degree to which human activities such as farming impact on climate change, but many accept we should do what we can to reduce emissions. Stopping eating beef would seem to be rational move. There is however one big problem with that: beef is delicious.
Yum, beef.
As the above illustration amply demonstrates, not eating beef is not a palatable option. Fortunately there may be another answer: smaller cows. Apparently the bite-sized bovines that have been bred are better for the environment. They use less resources and crucially emit less CO2. Food for thought. Anyway here is a video of some dude with his little cows:
