Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret

a film by Kip Andersen and Keegan Kuhn

A resource list put together by the Rochester Area Vegan Society:

What if the single most powerful thing you could do to address global warming and protect the environment were something you could decide to do overnight, without any upfront investment, special knowledge, or reliance on other people help, cooperation or permission?

What if this decision, at the same time that it helped to save the planet, resulted in incalculable benefits to your own health and the well-being of the creatures we share the planet with?

For more information on the environmental impact of agriculture:

Livestock Long ShadowUnited Nations Report, 2006):

http://www.fao.org/docrep/010/a0701e/a0701e00.HTM

Livestock and Climate ChangeWorldwatch Institute, 2009)

http://www.worldwatch.org/files/pdf/Livestock%20and%20Climate%20Change.pdf

UN Urges Global Move to Meat and Dairy-Free DietUN Environment Program, 2010; reported in The Guardian)

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2010/jun/02/un-report-meat-free-diet

The Impact of Animal Agriculture on Global Warming and Climate Change Humane Society International, 2014)

http://www.hsi.org/assets/pdfs/hsi-fa-white-papers/HSI_The_Impact_of_Animal_Agriculture_on_Global_Warming_and_Climate_Change.pdf

Can’t I just choose sustainable (or happy or compassionate or
humane meat? For more information visit:

Humane Myth http://www.humanemyth.org

Humane Facts http://www.humanefacts.org