hey! Of all the threads, this one seems to be going somewhere! Some of the facts touted here have some truth to it. I guess it all comes down to the individual ya? ya'll agree? -But, here are a few more things to consider.. (take a diff. approach) -The driving force behind the destruction of the tropical rain forests is the American meat habit. -More than half of the water used in the US is for raising animals for food. -25 gallons of water is needed to produce a pound of wheat. -2500 gallons of water is used to produce a pound of meat. -250,000 pounds of animal excrement is produced every second and there is no sewage system for them. -In 1989, over 40% of the worldýs grain harvest was used to feed animals going to slaughter. -If the same grain was used to feed people, world hunger would be all but gone. -In 1991, 37.5 million cows, 85.5 million pigs, 5.5 million sheep, 242 million turkeys, and over 4 billion chickens are killed for the taste of their flesh. Frightening numbers ya? i wonder what the figures are like today! considering these figures are from 91!! Big ups to you Disco!!and all you vegetarians out there, i've tried and boy did i try! lets just leave it at that. "compassion over killing" Peace.