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Critically Endangered: Sociable Lapwing

10,000 Birds

Gujarat, December 2010. Locals being vegetarians, why are there no birds? These birds even lay their eggs on piles of cow or horse dung, most likely to elevate them from the cold ground and possibly provide some heating through the process of rotting plant material.

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A Self-Interested Reason to Not Eat Meat

Animal Ethics

last year—28 million pounds—went to pigs, chickens, and cows, which in turn creates a perfect breeding ground for antibiotic-resistant super germs. In 2008, the FDA issued its second limit on the use of cephalosporins in cows, pigs, and chickens, citing the importance of cephalosporin drugs for treating disease in humans.

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