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Thank you for accepting this booklet.Due to consumer demand for inexpensivemeat, eggs, and dairy products, suppliersare in constant competition to market theirproducts at the lowest prices possible, re-gardless of the treatment of the animals.The farmed animals who suffer arehidden from view and easy to ignore.But millions have seenthe reality of factoryfarming and havedecided that it’s toocruel to support.Some of the photosin this pamphlet are hard to lookat, but theinformation isimportant toconsider if we areto make informed,humane choices.
 You Can Help End Cruelty to Animals
“Much as we have awakened to the ulleconomic and social costs o cigarettes,we will nd we can no longer subsidize orignore the costs o mass-producing cattle,poultry, pigs, sheep and sh to eed ourgrowing population. These costs includehugely inecient use o reshwater andland, heavy pollution rom livestock eces,rising rates o heart disease and otherdegenerative illnesses, and spreadingdestruction o the orests on which mucho our planet’s lie depends.”
Tme Magazne 
Visions of the 21st Century,
“Will We Still Eat Meat?”11/8/99 (TinyURL.com/2lvbww)
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“With rising temperatures, rising sea levels,melting icecaps and glaciers, shitingocean currents and weather patterns,climate change is the most seriouschallenge acing the human race.“The livestock sector is a major player,responsible or 18 percent o greenhousegas emissions measured in CO
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equiva-lent. This is a higher share than transport.”
FAO of the United Nations
Livestock’s Long Shadow,
2006 (TinyURL.com/z5kad)
 As you read on, please bear in mind:Opposing the cruelties of factory farm-ing is not an all-or-nothing proposition.From eating more meat-free meals togoing vegetarian or vegan, we can allhelp create a better world through oureveryday choices. What we choose to eat makesa powerful statement about who we are. Actions speak louderthan words, and making ethical,compassionate choices affirms ourfundamental humanity.
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For more on how our food choices affect global warming,please see
ATrulyInconvenientTruth.org
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