Vox is pushing plant-based diets and has offered this chart on how many animals the average American eats each year to try and nudge people in that direction:
The average American eats 174 animals per year:
🐓 23 chickens
🐖 ⅓ of a pig
🐄 ⅒ of a cow
🦃 ¾ of a turkey
🦆 a small amount of duck
🐟 12 fish
🦐 137 shellfish (mostly shrimp)Going plant-based can have a meaningful impact on animals, your health, and the planet. pic.twitter.com/OKoasV6YT9
— Vox (@voxdotcom) January 6, 2022
Vox says they are here to help:
Your decision to eat less meat can influence those around you, which can ripple out. It can be hard to incorporate more plant-based foods into your diet, but we're here to help.
🍃 Sign up for Meat/Less here: https://t.co/eRfdSKp87f #VoxMeatLess
— Vox (@voxdotcom) January 6, 2022
However, many don’t want help. As a matter of fact, Vox has convinced a lot of people to pick it up a notch.
1/10 cow? Not nearly enough.
— bumf (@BumfOnline) January 6, 2022
— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) January 6, 2022
Boys these are bushleague numbers. What are you hourly https://t.co/b4nPQqqVEz
— Jumpin' Jehoshaphat (@unsoiledban) January 7, 2022
I was beating this average when I was in elementary school. https://t.co/WeEYCIgLF8
— Chief Impact Officer BT (@back_ttys) January 7, 2022
Come on, Vox, try and keep up.
If we stop eating those animals, they won’t ever be born…I gotta step up my steak game
— J Scott (@jscdad) January 6, 2022
In 2022 my resolution is to eat 50 chickens, 3 pigs, and 1 cow. https://t.co/oj8zFvqi32
— J.D. Clayton (@TennesseeJ3D) January 7, 2022
If you’re only eating a tenth of a cow, what is your problem https://t.co/y8PxkcMgqd
— Ingenuous Firebrand 🐆 (@ING2Firebrand) January 6, 2022
Some of you are not pulling your weight.
This year let's get this over 200.
— My Three Sons (@MyThreeSons132) January 7, 2022
I smoke a brisket every 2 weeks. That doesn’t count burgers, roasts, steaks, etc. Guarantee I eat probably 2-3 cows per year by myself.
— Nick Luss (@NickParabellum) January 6, 2022
Hunters need more representation on Vox’s chart:
Y’all are missing out on elk/deer/antelope. Sucks for you. https://t.co/sZEdcbaMXW
— Alicia (@pwhiskeybubbles) January 7, 2022
Random thought: We’d love to see some Vox writers taken on a hunting trip because it would probably be hilarious.
They had to inflate the figure by counting a Shrimp and an Angus as one animal each. https://t.co/SNhAakpNrj
— Noam Blum (@neontaster) January 7, 2022
It’s what they do.
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