From June 17 to 23, the world goes vegetarian during the World Meatless Week 2019, which promotes reduction of meat consumption for many reasons. Among them is the factor environmental and health human, but also the consequences of factory farming. Last year the first edition of this event was celebrated, which was born for only one day, something that was extended to seven. Those to raise awareness of the possibility of feeding ourselves no need to eat so many products from animals.
Goals and reasons for World Meatless Week
The organization World Meat Free Week inaugurated this festival a couple of years ago so that during a whole day, the population left meat foods aside. However, already in 2018 they expanded that 'vegetarian state' to a whole week to carry out greater actions of cawareness and promotion.
Thus, it is intended to speak these next days of the benefits which has to reduce the consumption of meat in favor of the environment and the resources of nature. It is important to reduce the release of gases that worsen the global warming of the Earth, for example with methane. The same happens with the use of water or land, deforestation, energy expenditure, dependence on chemical fertilizers, plant protection products or oil.
Everything that has a negative impact on this is related to industrial exploitation in the meat sector, something that also affects the animal welfare. Hence, problems for the health of people such as get cancer, according to scientific research.
The World Meatless Week emphasize that the production of the cattle raising has caused an important environmental devastation, coupled with the high level of animal abuse. Large farms only think about the economic benefit, without taking into account the welfare of the animals, they denounce. In the end, enfermedades that suffer end up being transferred to the human being when they consume that product derived from pig, the cow, the goat, the ox, etc.
Alternatives to meat products
Currently there are already several alternatives that can cover the protein needs of most meats. Therefore, the World Meatless Week remember that plant products They are the bet for the future that the meat industry is already tackling through investments. Always with the aim of reducir (not eliminate, of course) that consumption. Now, it is your turn to participate in this initiative from this Monday until next Sunday, June 23. Elaborates recipes such as those recommended on the website of the World Meat Free Week.
