Rising Meat Consumption Threatens Animals and Our Environment

“We know that China is the biggest consumer of wild animals and their parts in the world—driving the killing of wildlife by buying up rhino horn, ivory, and tiger parts, just to name a few products—but it’s now also the undisputed top consumer of domesticated animal products. A recent report in the UK’s Telegraph notes that China now eats twice as much meat as the United States, even though per capita consumption there is half what it is in the U.S.” — Posted by Wayne Pacelle In News & Culture, The Movement & Beyond

Rising Meat Consumption Threatens Animals and Our Environment – Wayne Pacelle: A Humane Nation