The Guardian, in a According to, in a report produced by World Wildlife Fund, 59 scientists conclude that our “growing consumption of food and resources ... is destroying the web of life .” Since 1970, we have wiped out so much wildlife—about 60 percent of mammals, birds, fish, and reptiles—that experts now warn human civilization is at risk.





Professor Bob Watson, eminent environmental scientist and chair of an intergovernmental panel on biodiversity, told The Guardian:

Nature contributes to human wellbeing culturally and spiritually, as well as through the critical production of food, clean water, and energy, and through regulating the Earth’s climate, pollution, pollination and floods. The Living Planet report clearly demonstrates that human activities are destroying nature at an unacceptable rate, threatening the wellbeing of current and future generations.

The main cause? Destruction of natural habitats, mostly for farmland





If you’re not scared yet, you should be. WWF’s executive director of science and conservation, Mike Barrett, equated the wildlife decline to “emptying North America, South America, Africa, Europe, China, and Oceania” of humans. Yikes.









Raj Patel, a professor at the University of Texas, told The Independent

The footprint of global agriculture is vast. Industrial agriculture is absolutely responsible for driving deforestation, absolutely responsible for pushing industrial monoculture, and that means it is responsible for species loss. We’re losing species we have never heard of, those we’ve yet to put a name to and industrial agriculture is very much at the spear-tip of that.

















In addition to the billions of fish the fishing industry kills for the seafood market, it kills millions of animals unintentionally—victims of the industry’s deadly gear. According to Whale and Dolphin Conservation, more than 300,000 whales, dolphins, and porpoises die every year as a result of being caught in fishing gear and nets.









It’s time we woke up and took action to protect our planet and the beings inhabiting it. But simply by avoiding animal products, you could reduce your carbon footprint by nearly 73 percent . The “carbon footprint of meat production is more than just a big number,” according to the Center for Biological Diversity. “For polar bears, it’s a factor in whether or not they’ll live to see the end of this century.”





It’s abundantly clear that the animal agriculture industry doesn’t care about the planet or animals. But you can boycott this destructive and cruel industry by withdrawing your financial support and switching to a compassionate, eco-friendly diet