Carnivores, Cut Down on the Steak

by Dead camel 1139

             As you may already know, meat takes a lot of water to produce, but one of the meats that take up the most water to make is steak. So, this essay will be about why you should not eat as much red meat. I think that all of you “carnivores” out there should seriously cut down on the steak. I think that we should eat less meat because it makes the drought worse.

One reason NOT to eat as much meat, is that you don’t waste as much water, because just one 8 oz. steak wastes about 1,000 gallons of water. When you are raising the cows, you have to water the grass to feed the cows, and you have to slaughter the cows. We shouldn’t kill this many cows because California has been in a drought for about four years. Also, it won't hurt you if you eat a little bit less meat than you usually do! Many people that have tried this said that they still felt great. Business mogul, Richard Branson was quoted saying, “I never feel like I’m missing out on anything”. I guess also if you ate too much meat, you would be as round and plump as a balloon. That sort of proves that eating too much meat is not that good for you, but also horrible for the earth.

        Some people may say that beef is worth the water, but I would say no, it’s risking our water supplies, and plus, food and water are both important. Some people may say that the drought doesn’t matter to them because they have plenty of water left, but then I would say that it matters to other people that don’t have as much water, they could die because they have such polluted water, and so little of it.

      Altogether I think that it is important that we should save as much water as possible, because we are currently in a drought. Not everybody understands that water doesn’t magically appear, but I hope that you now understand how precious it really is.