There are about
1.5 billion cattle and domestic buffalo
on our planet, and about
1.7 billion sheep and goats.

They are a human product, and their population explosion is paralell to ours.

Because of Methane from bovine digestion and nitrogen from manure,
livestock are responsible for about 18 percent of the global warming effect, more than transportation’s contribution.
Deforestation of grazing land adds to the effect.

These and more interesting facts from “Livestock’s Long Shadow,” a new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.