Help California's Drought By Going Vegan - You Won't Believe the Numbers
Nearly half of drought-stricken California's water footprint is associated with meat and dairy, per Pacific Institute. The single most significant measure we can take to conserve water is staring us in the face:
This graphic shows the average daily water footprint of the typical vegan, vegetarian, and standard Western diet that includes meat and animal products. According to John Robbins' Pulitzer Prize-nominated Diet For a New America:
"To produce a day's food for one meat-eater takes over 4,000 gallons; for a lacto-ovo vegetarian, only 1,200 gallons; for a pure vegetarian [vegan], only 300 gallons. It takes less water to produce a year's food for a pure vegetarian than to produce a month's food for a meat-eater."
In the face of California's historic drought and Jerry Brown's recent water mandates, everyone's talking about how to save water. Let them know where the clear focus should be – shifting to a plant-based vegan diet – by sharing these mind-boggling-figures.