The following links were accumulated by me for an Animal Rights class. I advocate as much as I can to “tread lightly” on Mother Earth! These links will provide more information on Animal Agriculture and the effects it has on the environment:


  1. The World Bank

  2. Vegan Action

  3. Choices Magazine

  4. Animal Agriculture and the Environment (Paper by Virginia Tech professor)

  5. Animal Agriculture and Soybean Farming

  6. USDA - Economic Research Service

  7. ASABE - Standards

  8. Michigan State University Animal Agriculture & Environment Team

  9. The Sierra Club

  10. Environmental Regulations for Livestock in Texas

  11. Pittsburgh Tribune - Blaming the Bovine

  12. New York Times - A Dying Breed

  13. New York Times - Rethinking the Meat-Guzzler

  14. YouTube - Dave Matthews on the subject