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Last but not least, animal consumption or factory farming contribute to global climate change. As we know, livestock has devastated hundreds of millions of acres of forests all over the world. The livestock industry is a threat to the Earth's atmosphere, because animals produce large amounts of methane and greenhouse gases. According to the article, Factory Farming, Opposing Viewpoints Online Collection. 2018. Lexile Measure: 1560L. "According to an Environmental Working Group (EWG) study reported by Scientific American in 2018, the production of red meats like beefs and lamb generates ten to forty times more greenhouse gas emissions than the production of widely eaten grains and vegetables. Some commentators have compared factory farming to the fracking techniques used to extract oil from tar sands: in their view, the practice may be profitable, but it is also environmentally devastating to the point of irresponsibility." If everyone on the earth eat a lot of meat, there will not be enough land and not enough water to raise the amount of cattle needed.