That's part of what makes them such an excellent food source.    The environmental damage caused by animal feces is staggering.   So the easiest and most elegant solution is to simply stop eating animal products.  This is not only possible, but healthy, and it's getting easier, too.   For those who have not heard the word 'vegan', people who eat no animal products eat a vegan diet.   The only thing needed to supplement a well-planned vegan diet is vitamin B12.   

In light of certain lawsuits, I'd like to make some statements I think are axiomatic:

1.  Plants don't poop.
2.   It is possible to eat a 100% plant-based (or vegan) diet, and enjoy excellent health.   Hundreds of thousands of vegans are proof of this. 
3.   According to some people, concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) are sources of pollution in various parts of the country.
4.   If everyone ate a 100% plant-based diet, there would be no concerns about CAFOs.  There would not be any of the environmental concerns that stem from all that concentrated manure seeping into waterways. People who live near CAFOs now suffer from foul smelling air and property values that have gone down to almost nothing.
5.  A different approach is to return to family farming as opposed to factory farming.     This is the approach advocated by the No Cafos website. 

Plants on the other hand produce no waste whatsoever.  I feel better knowing that the food I eat never produces any feces.  People may think animal feces don't get into the food they eat, but they might want to read the book Slaughterhouse, by Gail Eisnitz.  Where do you think E. Coli bacteria comes from?

The bottom line for me is that the environment alone is reason enough to be vegan.   I believe animal agriculture is destroying the quality of life around us.   By eating only a plant-based diet, we can clean up the earth much more than most people realize. 



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