While receiving a 2nd Pfizer shot this weekend, I drew a connection between the vaccine, my professional pursuits at @GoodFoodInst to transform the food system, & my personal mission to create a more humane, sustainable world. (1/7)

A UN environmental identifies the top 2 drivers of zoonotic disease: 1) increasing human demand for animal protein & 2) unsustainable agricultural intensification→this refers to the 70 billion (!) land animals intensively farmed for food ever year.

https://www.unep.org/resources/report/preventing-future-zoonotic-disease-outbreaks-protecting-environment-animals-and">https://www.unep.org/resources... (2/7)

In short, industrial factory farming will almost undoubtedly cause the next pandemic, in addition to driving climate change, antibiotic resistance, global hunger, slaughterhouse worker endangerment, and unfathomable animal suffering. (3/7)

Alt proteins are a solution to the harms of industrial animal farming. Because plant-based & cultivated meat production do not require live animals, there is no risk of zoonotic disease, so the likelihood of meat production causing a pandemic drops from significant to 0. (4/7)

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. @GoodFoodInst is a nonprofit that is 100% powered by donors. GFI works with scientists, governments, and corporations to transform the food system away from industrial factory farming toward sustainable solutions for the future of our planet and its inhabitants. (6/7)

To support the incredibly high-impact, transformative work of @GoodFoodInst or for more information, don’t hesitate to reach out — or visit https://gfi.org/donate/ .">https://gfi.org/donate/&q... https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌟" title="Leuchtender Stern" aria-label="Emoji: Leuchtender Stern"> (7/7)