PETA India Supporter to Bathe in Public to Show Meat’s Devastating Impact on the Planet

For Immediate Release:

16 September 2024

Contact:

Utkarsh Garg; [email protected]

Hiraj Laljani; [email protected]

Jaipur – Ahead of World Water Monitoring Day (18 September), a People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India supporter will bathe in public in a bathtub with a sign that says, “1 kg of Meat = 75 Baths. Save Water: Please, Go Vegan!” to remind passers-by that everyone can save litres of water just by leaving meat, eggs, and dairy off their plates.

When:       Tuesday, 17 September, 12 noon sharp

Where:      Outside the Albert Hall Museum, Museum Road, Ram Niwas Garden, Ashok Nagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan 302007

“It’s impossible to be truly eco-friendly without going vegan,” explains PETA India Campaigns Coordinator Utkarsh Garg. “Just by changing the way we eat, concerned people can save precious water resources and help protect the planet, our own health, and countless animals.”

The meat, egg, and dairy industries put a serious strain on the world’s water supply – by watering crops that farmed animals eat, providing billions of animals with drinking water each year, and cleaning the filth from farms, trucks, and slaughterhouses. According to the Water Footprint Network, it takes 322 litres of water to produce 1 kilogram of vegetables. In contrast, the production of animal-derived foods uses much more water: 1 kilogram of milk requires 1020 litres, 1 kilogram of eggs requires 3265 litres, 1 kilogram of chicken requires 4325 litres, 1 kilogram of pork requires 5988 litres, 1 kilogram of mutton requires 8763 litres, and 1 kilogram of beef requires a staggering 15,415 litres.

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, meat, egg, and dairy production is responsible for approximately 18%, or nearly one-fifth, of human-induced greenhouse gas emissions. And while 224.3 million people are undernourished in India and 91 million people in the country lack suitable access to water, the production of meat, eggs, and dairy uses a third of the world’s freshwater resources and a third of the world’s cropland – which could be used to feed humans instead of farmed animals.

PETA India – whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to eat” – opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview. For more information, please visit PETAIndia.com or follow the group on X, Facebook, or Instagram.

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