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Destruction of soil, habitat, and waste production
The primary cause of the loss of species on Earth is overgrazing and habitat loss, causing the largest species mass extinction in 65 million years.
Cattle is the leading cause of species extinction, the “ocean dead zones” formation, and the deforestation of an acre per second (2008, USGS).
The animal agriculture industry insists that predators be maintained at a low level that does not benefit ecosystems.
Responsible for 136 million acres of rainforest lost to date, palm oil plantations that have been signalized are liable to clear 26 million acres in the Indonesian rainforest.
Over 1,100 activists have been killed in the last 20 years in Brazil, while environmental activists and journalists are the #1 domestic terrorists, according to the FBI.
Agribusiness is linked with 91% of the Brazilian amazon destruction for cattle raising and soy production. A lot of people that were speaking out got killed (e.g. Sister Dorothy Stang, 2005).
Food Disparagement Law: If you disrupt the profits of the animal industry, you're guilty under the Patriot Act. Under national security or public safety disputes, it is nearly impossible to access information regarding environmental damage.