How We Can All Help Protect Wildlife One Bite At A Time

MEATLESS MONDAYS HELP WILDLIFE TOO!

Did you know that livestock production is the single biggest driver of habitat loss in the world?

Changing your diet may be one of the most important and powerful things you can do to protect wildlife�and there�s science to back it up. That�s the conclusion of a group of ecologists who�ve just published an important study, �Biodiversity Conservation: The Key is Reducing Meat Consumption,� in the journal Science of the Total Environment. They found that eating a hamburger or steak doesn�t just take the life of one cow, it directly and indirectly takes the lives of threatened and endangered wild animals worldwide.

By reducing our own personal meat consumption, we will reduce the global demand for meat. This means that fewer animals will be raised for meat, and less clearing of forests and other wild habitats to raise them (or the grains that they are fed) will occur.

One person can indeed make a difference every meal, every day!



When my children were little, I began teaching them the roar of a lion, the trumpet of an elephant and the playful call of a monkey. Wild animals captivate children, and like many parents, I found picture books and stories of animals to give them a better understanding of the world around them.

Source: http://www.onegreenplanet.org/environment/how-we-can-all-hel..

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ACRES (Animal Concerns Research & Education Society) is a pioneering Singapore-based charity and Institution of Public Character, founded by Singaporeans in 2001 with the aim of promoting animal welfare.

ACRES has six focus areas: Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation, Wildlife Crime Investigation, Zoo Animal Welfare, Humane Education, Community Outreach and Promoting Cruelty-Free Living.

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