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#Covid19 will happen again. And again. And so on, until humans stop treating Earth as its personal rummage sale
(THREAD) https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/30/asia/china-swine-flu-pandemic-intl-hnk-scli-scn/index.html?ref=hvper.com
#Covid19 will happen again. And again. And so on, until humans stop treating Earth as its personal rummage sale
(THREAD) https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/30/asia/china-swine-flu-pandemic-intl-hnk-scli-scn/index.html?ref=hvper.com
- 60 percent of human disease events originate in animals
- These include #Covid19, AIDS, Ebola, SARS etc
- 80% of all viruses, 50% bacteria, 40% fungi, 75% protozoa are zoonotic
- These include #Covid19, AIDS, Ebola, SARS etc
- 80% of all viruses, 50% bacteria, 40% fungi, 75% protozoa are zoonotic
Research published this week from experts at Cambridge and Oxford identifies 161 ways animals - wild and domestic - can pass diseases on to humans https://osf.io/4t3en/
The UN says human food production has surged 300% in 40 years
- 1/3rd of all land on the planet is used for food production
- 75% of all fresh water on Earth used for food production https://news.yahoo.com/lost-world-un-report-shows-nature-deaths-door-151119912.html
- 1/3rd of all land on the planet is used for food production
- 75% of all fresh water on Earth used for food production https://news.yahoo.com/lost-world-un-report-shows-nature-deaths-door-151119912.html
-60% of all mammals are livestock
- 70% percent of all birds on Earth are battery hens
- 80% of marine life has declined due to whaling alone https://www.livekindly.co/60-of-all-mammals-on-earth-are-livestock-says-new-study/
- 70% percent of all birds on Earth are battery hens
- 80% of marine life has declined due to whaling alone https://www.livekindly.co/60-of-all-mammals-on-earth-are-livestock-says-new-study/
Overall, *half* of all wildlife on Earth has vanished due to man's consumption
In just 40 years https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/sep/29/earth-lost-50-wildlife-in-40-years-wwf
In just 40 years https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/sep/29/earth-lost-50-wildlife-in-40-years-wwf
-2 billion of us are overweight or obese
- 800 million go to bed hungry every night
- 1/3rd of all food produced is wasted
If food waste was a country, it would be the 3rd biggest CO2 emitter
- 800 million go to bed hungry every night
- 1/3rd of all food produced is wasted
If food waste was a country, it would be the 3rd biggest CO2 emitter
Now think how many food production lines are certified free of biohazards
Virtually none, right?
Look at the #Covid19 hotspots in Germany, Melbourne, France
All due to abattoirs - essentially virus factories https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-53087139
Virtually none, right?
Look at the #Covid19 hotspots in Germany, Melbourne, France
All due to abattoirs - essentially virus factories https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-53087139
The Beijing #Covid19 cluster came from a food market
The Wuhan outbreak came from a food market
The Melbourne cluster came from an abattoir
The North Rhine-Westphalia cluster came from an abattoir https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/16/coronavirus-cases-tied-to-beijing-market-could-impact-china-meat-imports.html
The Wuhan outbreak came from a food market
The Melbourne cluster came from an abattoir
The North Rhine-Westphalia cluster came from an abattoir https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/16/coronavirus-cases-tied-to-beijing-market-could-impact-china-meat-imports.html
