“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’s 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’s Long Shadow” (United Nations Report, 2006):

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

“Livestock and Climate Change” (Worldwatch Institute, 2009)

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

“UN Urges Global Move to Meat and Dairy-Free Diet” (UN 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