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The report “Climate change and cruelty” analyses the environmental impact of factory farmed chicken and pork in four of the world's biggest factory farming hot spots - Brazil, China, Europe (using data from the Netherlands) and the US.
The analysis finds that emissions from chicken meat in these factory farming hot spots alone are equivalent to keeping 29 million cars on the road for a year.
The report exposes the hidden climate impact of factory farming including emissions from deforestation when land is cleared to grow crops to feed factory farmed animals around the world.
When deforestation to grow feed crops - especially soya - for global trade is considered, this doubles the overall climate change impact of factory farmed meat in the Netherlands and increases the impact by more than one and a half times in China.
Factory farming is the biggest source of animal cruelty today – 50 billion animals are confined annually in conditions where they cannot express their natural behaviours and forced to endure physical and psychological abuse.
“Climate change and cruelty” is the first study to measure how eating less factory farmed chicken and pork could safeguard our environment, if combined with ending the cruellest practices on factory farms.
The report shows that a 50% reduction in consumption of both chicken and pork by 2040, along with a 50% adoption of higher welfare products would halve the annual climate impacts of chicken and pork production across the four factory farming hot spots.
This would be equivalent to taking up to 45 million cars off the road for a year in the four-factory farming hot spots combined.
The factory farming industry, governments and consumers can play a key role in transforming the food system and reaching a safer, kinder and sustainable future.
Together, we can choose a better future for animals, for people, and for the planet.
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