In order to meet this demand, meat producers have had to adopt an extremely problematic approach to raising livestock. In order to ensure that their animals gain weight rapidly, meat producers feed them grain, rather than the grass that they would naturally consume – an approach that is a major source of pressure on grain production, natural resources, and the environment.
为满足这一需求，肉类生产商不得不在饲养牲畜时采取有问题的方法。为确保动物快速增重，肉类生产商用粮食来饲喂牲畜，而不是它们自然会消耗的牧草——上述方法对粮食生产、自然资源和环境都造成了极大压力。