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  1. 37% of all greenhouse gases come from animal agriculture

  2. 14.5% of all greenhouse gases come from animal agriculture

  3. 80% of global agricultural land is taken by animal agriculture, 20% world’s supply of calories provided by animal agriculture

  4. Emissions for agriculture are projected to increase by 80% by 2050

  5. On average women need approximately 46 grams of protein per day and men need approximately 56 grams of protein per day

  6. The global plant based food market sales increased from $25.6 billion in 2021 to $27.8 billion in 2022

  7. In 2021 approximately 81.7 billion land animals were killed for food production and in 2022 approximately 83.3 billion land animals were killed for food production

  8. The U.S. spends $50.17 billion on animal agriculture every year (including state, local, and federal subsidies) while plants for human consumption receive about $24.69 billion

  9. The center of racial justice defines collective liberation in the following manner

  10. 85% of adult African-Americans in the Unites States are lactose intolerant, and the rate of lactose intolerance is also very high in individuals of Hispanic decent, Native Americans and Jewish individuals

  11. More than 70% of people of East Asian descent are lactose intolerant

  12. Tyson meat packing plants reported on average one amputation per month in the first nine months of 2015

  13. Slaughterhouse employment increases total arrest rates and arrests for violent crimes in comparison with other industries

  14. The “knocker” – the employee tasked with firing the bolt gun that kills or incapacitates each cow – sees around 2,500 animals per day, approximately one cow every twelve seconds

Animal Activism Starter Guide for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color)

Recommended Reading

  • Aphro-ism: Essays on Pop Culture, Feminism, and Black Veganism from Two Sisters – Aph Ko and Sly Ko (2017)
    Lantern / Amazon

  • Sistah Vegan: Black Female Vegans Speak on Food, Identity, Health, and Society – A. Breeze Harper (2010)
    Lantern / Amazon

  • The Dreaded Comparison: Human and Animal Slavery – Marjorie Spiegel  (1988)
    Abe Books / Amazon

  • The Sexual Politics of Meat, A Feminist-Vegetarian Critical Theory – Carol J. Adams (1990)
    Carol J Adams / Amazon

  • Five Essays for Freedom: A Political Primer for Animal Advocates – Kristy Alger (2020)
    Revoltbooks / Amazon

  • Antiracism in Animal Advocacy: Igniting Cultural Transformation – Jasmin Singer (2021)
    Lantern / Amazon

Recommended Documentaries

  • The Smell of Money – Uncovering the obscured intersection of environmental racism and affluence by scrutinizing the detrimental impacts of animal-based food production within the U.S. food system on our global health (2022)
    Trailer / Film

  • The Invisible Vegan – Illuminating the entwined issues of food, disease, poverty, institutional racism, and government collusion within the U.S. food system (2019)
    Trailer / Film

  • They’re Trying to Kill Us – Spotlighting the pervasive issue of unhealthy dietary habits within the African-American community and champions the transformative power of a plant-based diet (2021)
    Trailer / Film

  • Forks Over Knives – Revealing how embracing a whole-food, plant-based lifestyle can help control or even reverse many of the degenerative diseases afflicting modern society (2011)
    Trailer / Film