{"id":23820,"date":"2017-01-31T09:09:11","date_gmt":"2017-01-31T09:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.faithful-to-nature.co.za\/natural-organic-blog\/?p=23820"},"modified":"2018-06-17T18:52:32","modified_gmt":"2018-06-17T16:52:32","slug":"meat-causes-drought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.faithful-to-nature.co.za\/blog\/meat-causes-drought\/","title":{"rendered":"Water Conservation gets Personal: Meat the Cause of the Drought"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"b115\" class=\"graf graf--h4 graf-after--h3 graf--subtitle\">South Africa experienced its driest year in recorded history during 2016. Without rainclouds on the horizon it is time we look at our diets to keep our heads above\u00a0water.<\/p>\n<p class=\"graf graf--h4 graf-after--h3 graf--subtitle\">The majority of water in our country is used in agriculture with nearly 60% being used for irrigation. Why are members of the public asked to reduce their water consumption and not the agriculture industry?<\/p>\n<p class=\"graf graf--h4 graf-after--h3 graf--subtitle\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressiveMedia-image js-progressiveMedia-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-images-1.medium.com\/max\/800\/1*mWdCxrth8Vsgf3T6Xmxr3A.jpeg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-images-1.medium.com\/max\/800\/1*mWdCxrth8Vsgf3T6Xmxr3A.jpeg\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"e594\" class=\"graf graf--figure graf-after--blockquote\"><figcaption class=\"imageCaption\"><em>Theewaterskloof Dam, Western Cape, South\u00a0Africa.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"2c30\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--figure\">South Africans eat a lot of meat. Each year we eat around 2.8 million pigs, 2.9 million cows, 6.8 million sheep, and over 1 billion chickens. The picturesque scene of farmed animals frolicking in the hills while eating the greenest grass and listening to Barry White is a bit of misnomer. The reality is that the overwhelming majority of animals are raised in intensive conditions while being fed a diet of maize, soy, and wheat\u200a\u2014\u200anot leafy greens.<\/p>\n<p id=\"299c\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--p\">All these animals need food, water, and shelter\u200a\u2014\u200aand when you are talking about over a billion animals there are a lot of needs to be catered for regardless of their hierarchy. The staple food of these animals is maize with about <a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" href=\"http:\/\/www.arc.agric.za\/arc-gci\/Fact%20Sheets%20Library\/Maize%20Production.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.arc.agric.za\/arc-gci\/Fact%20Sheets%20Library\/Maize%20Production.pdf\">half of all crops<\/a> going to farmed animals. Agriculture is the stumbling drunk at the bar who cannot get enough amber nectar to quench her thirst and our hunger for meat is egging her on to have another drink. Irrigating South African farms slurps up nearly <a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/general\/104441\/who-is-using-all-the-water-in-south-africa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/general\/104441\/who-is-using-all-the-water-in-south-africa\/\">60% of all available water<\/a> in the country; a tsunami compared to urban usage, which is a paltry (or poultry?) 25.1%. Mining and industry is a mere drop in the ocean at 5.7%.<\/p>\n<p id=\"1606\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--p\">Stricter water restrictions are said to come into effect on <a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" href=\"http:\/\/www.enca.com\/south-africa\/water-outages-possible-for-western-cape-residents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.enca.com\/south-africa\/water-outages-possible-for-western-cape-residents\">1 February in Cape Town<\/a> and <a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" href=\"http:\/\/ewn.co.za\/2017\/01\/23\/sa-still-facing-drought-water-restrictions-continue\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-href=\"http:\/\/ewn.co.za\/2017\/01\/23\/sa-still-facing-drought-water-restrictions-continue\">in other parts of the country<\/a>, with leaky perpetrators facing fines of up to R5 000. What is next? Jail time? Imagine the conversation in a cell, when one inmate turns to another and asks \u201cWhat are you in for?\u201d and the response is \u201cI filled up my bird bath\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--p\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressiveMedia-image js-progressiveMedia-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-images-1.medium.com\/max\/800\/1*eTOpV2CVtM8i_kJgkVAt9g.jpeg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-images-1.medium.com\/max\/800\/1*eTOpV2CVtM8i_kJgkVAt9g.jpeg\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"6a27\" class=\"graf graf--figure graf--startsWithDoubleQuote graf-after--p\"><figcaption class=\"imageCaption\"><em>\u201cI am thirsty\u201d\u200a\u2014\u200aCow<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"9c71\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--figure\">So what can you do? You could turn off the tap while brushing your teeth or have a wee in the shower (this might be problematic if you only have a bath). If you really want to have an effect on the water crisis in this country you could look at your diet. By reducing and ultimately eliminating animal products from your diet you will play a large role in freeing up the 60% of water used by livestock.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ed56\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--p\">Switching from a beef burger to a veggie burger can save thousands of litres of water, while just one day off meat for a year equates to nearly 45 000 litres of water saved. That\u2019s the equivalent of 700 showers, enough water to hose down an average garden twice a week for a year, or having a giant water slide that would go for three blocks. I don\u2019t know about you but this seems to be a better use of our precious resources.<\/p>\n<p>By reducing or eliminating animal products from your diet you will play a large role in freeing up some of the 60% of water used by agriculture. Why not try Meat-Free Monday or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.faithful-to-nature.co.za\/Vegan-p-1-c-376.html\">eating more vegan food<\/a>? <a class=\"markup--anchor markup--blockquote-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/veganuary.com\/starter-kit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-href=\"https:\/\/veganuary.com\/starter-kit\/\">Check out these resources now.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>This article was written by Brett Thompson,\u00a0<\/em><em class=\"m_6536546597859399435gmail-markup--em m_6536546597859399435gmail-markup--p-em\">\u00a0a Climate Reality Leader and animal advocate with a passion for the environment and economics.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Africa experienced its driest year in recorded history during 2016. Without rainclouds on the horizon it is time we look at our diets to keep our heads above\u00a0water. 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