Environmental Impacts of Meat Production and Vegetarianism

Commercial conventional of poultry production at largest scale in this country show escalation year by year, together with high demand of poultry product in Malaysia market. The aim of this research was to identify environmental impact hotspots in the whole supply chain of quail meat production in Jasin, Melaka. At present, assessment of environmental impact of poultry production in Malaysia is lacking.Therefore, this study was conducted to evaluate the energy use and environmental impacts of quail meat production in Jasin,Melaka through life cycle assessment.A cradle-to-gate assessment including distribution stage was conducted based on the ISO 14040/14044 guidelines.Life cycle inventory data was collected from farmers and available literature. Life cycle impact assessment was conducted toidentify environmental impacts using the available method in theopenLCA software.Life cycle processes related to feed production, electricity and water were identified as the major hotspots for energy and they also showed the most significant contribution in GWP and acidication potential among the environmental impacts categories. Improving efficiency of energy and water consumption will reduce the environmental burden associated with quail meat production.Thus, at the end of this research, it will able to make industry player to understand and take into consideration the solutions in order to promote a green quail meat production.

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A Biblical Argument for Veganism

International Journal of Information Systems and Social Change ◽

10.4018/ijissc.287829 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (4) ◽

pp. 0-0

Keyword(s):

Environmental Protection ◽

Environmental Impacts ◽

Livestock Production ◽

Meat Production ◽

Conservation Of Resources ◽

Production And Consumption ◽

The World ◽

Equitable Sharing ◽

Human Animal ◽

The Ideal

This paper argues that veganism is the ideal diet for a religious and spiritual biblically endorsed lifestyle. Both Christians and Jews are guided by the Old Testament’s injunctions and writings, which equally support a vegan lifestyle. Areas of discussion include G-d’s first intention, the biblical goals of preservation of health, compassion for animals, equitable sharing of food with the hungry, environmental protection and wellbeing, including conservation of resources, preserving and healing the world, seeking and pursuing peace. It concludes that in light of the animal, human and environmental impacts of modern livestock production and consumption, veganism is the moral, ethical and spiritually-supported choice for those who subscribe to lifestyles led and inspired by the stories, interpretations, commentaries, injunctions and guidance of the Hebrew bible. It also offers spiritually-directed followers a sacred way to actively, yet non-violently, oppose daily human, animal and environmental welfare violations caused by meat production and consumption.

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Meat Production and Consumption

Impact of Meat Consumption on Health and Environmental Sustainability - Practice, Progress, and Proficiency in Sustainability ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-9553-5.ch017 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 295-311 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Paula Brügger ◽

Dora Marinova ◽

Talia Raphaely

Keyword(s):

Environmental Education ◽

Environmental Impacts ◽

Animal Species ◽

Point Of View ◽

The Other ◽

Meat Production ◽

New Paradigm ◽

Ethical Concerns ◽

Production And Consumption ◽

The Relationship

This chapter presents the results of studies that unveil how meat and other animal derived products are causing severe environmental impacts, social problems and ethical concerns regarding both human and non-human animals. Although there are many ways to tackle the issue a critical non-anthropocentric education that encompasses ethics as a dimension of sustainability, is proposed. Traditional non environmental education often legitimizes values that are averse to an ethic that could be described as correct regarding the relationship between humans and the other animal species and even many educational currents that call themselves “environmental” are guided by a shallow conservationist point of view. Although welfarist practices may in some contexts be of help, the authors propose the animal abolitionist perspective as the unique genuine foundation for education to build this new paradigm.

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