Cattle Argumentative Essay

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Cattle is considered a ruminant animal, meaning it contains a stomach with multiple chambers. Now, animals with multiple chambered stomachs have the highest rate of emissions because they create methane gas as well as carbon-dioxide. News flash, that’s not good. But have no fear, poultry, pork, and sea creatures have very low emissions rates. If as a whole, people would switch from eating tons of beef each year to animals such as chicken, the global temperature would decreases. I’m not saying everyone has to go on a completely cattle free diet. However, just by reducing our consumption a difference will be made. These simple switches being into action will slowly begin to reverse climate change. So, put down the hamburger and pick up a chicken

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