Environmental groups' report on meat production
Meat Atlas () is an annual report, published by the Heinrich Böll Foundation and Friends of the Earth Europe, on the methods and impact of industrial animal agriculture and the meat industry. Barbara Unmuessig, the foundation's president, said that the report's goal is to inform consumers about the consequences of increasingly industrialized meat production.
Synopsis.
Overview.
According to the report, based on figures from the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization, the production of of beef requires of water, cheese 5,000 litres, rice 3,400 litres, and carrots 131 litres. 
Over of meat is consumed in the United States per person per year, 60 kg in Germany, 38 kg in China, and under 20 kg in Africa.
Pigs can reach their market weight with 10–15 percent less food if they are kept on antibiotics, but overuse increases the likelihood of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, so-called "superbugs."
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