Huzzah! You heard that right meat consumption (US) is down 12% in just 5 years! and the US Dept. of Agriculture projects that our meat and poultry consumption will fall again this year, to about 12.2 percent less in 2012 than it was in 2007.
Of course, Americans still eat more meat than any other population in the world; about one-sixth of the total, though we’re less than one-twentieth of the population.
Holy cow! What's happening? It's not like the US government hasn't been trying to keep you addicted to a health-killing, Earth killing supply of high fat carcases by their policies:
a history of subsidies for the corn and soy that’s fed to livestock
a nearly free pass on environmental degradation and animal abuse
an unwillingness to meaningfully limit the use of antibiotics in animal feed
a failure to curb the stifling power that corporate meatpackers wield over smaller ranchers
and what amounts to a refusal — despite the advice of real, disinterested experts, true scientists in fact — to unequivocally tell American consumers that they should be eating less meat
The US government is sure not leading by example with their recent $40 Million dollars purchase of chicken products!
No, it's you guys who have learned that meat is bad for our health and that eliminating/reducing meat consumption is the most effective individual action we can take to mitigate climate change.
We can do this! Keep up the good work and join us at Macca's Meatless Monday/Meatless Advocates for tips, support and recipes!