As charity completes its 1,000-mile climate change march…Christian Aid
attacked over global warming policy
1 October 2007
http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/pr_veggie/ALL/1671//
On Tuesday (October 2nd), Animal Aid will be present for the final
mile of Christian Aid's Cut the Carbon march taking place in London,
which ends with a rally at St Paul's Cathedral. Animal Aid plans to
highlight the inconsistency at the heart of Christian Aid's work.

While the two organisations agree that tackling climate change is of
paramount importance, Animal Aid points out that livestock farming -
an activity encouraged, supported and promoted by Christian Aid
through its animal gift schemes - is a major contributor to global
greenhouse gas emissions, and an issue that Christian Aid has
deliberately left out of its literature. At the rally, Animal Aid will
be parading a stark banner carrying the message that livestock farming
causes death, poverty and environmental destruction. A shocking image
will also be featured on the banner - symbolising the fate of so many
of Africa’s farmed animals who have perished by the million, as a
result of recent drought, floods, disease and starvation.

Alongside Animal Aid, a number of other animal protection and
sustainable living groups will be joining the rally to press home to
Christian Aid the essential message about animal farming. As
highlighted in a recent major report (1) by the UN’s Food and
Agriculture Organisation (FAO), livestock farming contributes 18% of
all man-made greenhouse gases - a larger share than the entire global
transport sector. This was clearly recognised by the Heathrow climate
camp where the catering was 100% plant-based.

The FAO report also details the inefficiencies of using animals as a
source of nutrients for people rather than devoting agricultural
resources (land, labour, water) to producing food for people to
consume directly. ‘In simple numeric terms,’ the report states,
‘livestock actually detract more from total food supply than they
provide’.

This reality prompted the Bishop of London, Richard Chartres, to
become vegetarian two years ago. He told The Guardian newspaper (June
16, 2007): ‘In Mozambique, I saw very clearly what an inefficient
converter beasts were of grain into protein.’

Animal Aid Director, Andrew Tyler, has written to CA’s Director, Dr
Daleep Mukarji, calling on him to channel Christian Aid’s resources
away from animal gift schemes and concentrate on the many initiatives
that aid people, animals and the planet. (2) These include tree
planting, the production of green manures, water management schemes,
and healthcare, veterinary and educational initiatives. (3)

Says Animal Aid Director, Andrew Tyler:

‘Christian Aid's emotive advertising has featured photographs of dead,
bloated goats in barren landscapes. Cattle losses in regions such as
Northern Kenya are as high as 93%. Yet Christian Aid encourages the
public to give money so that more animals can be provided for
communities that cannot support them. The number of hoofed animals in
sub-Saharan Africa increased from around 275 million in 1961 to more
than 655 million by 2005. In that same period, the levels of poverty
and environmental destruction increased alarmingly. By providing more
animals, Christian Aid will produce more human misery, more land
degradation and ensure that more animals will die from starvation,
thirst and exhaustion.’

Notes to Editors
The Christian Aid 1,000-mile Cut the Carbon march and rallies were
launched July 14 in Belfast. On October 2 comes the finale at the
London Stock Exchange and a service at St Paul’s Cathedral. 
Last year the national campaign organisation triggered a major media
debate following publication of an article in a national newspaper by
the Animal Aid director, criticising animal gift schemes to poorer
countries. 

Full background 
http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/CAMPAIGNS/vegetarianism/ALL/659/
Animal farming generates 37% of methane, and 65% of nitrous oxide
emissions - two key greenhouse gases. Methane is 23 times more potent
than carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide is 296 times more potent. 


References
Livestock’s Long Shadow, Food and Agricultural Organisation, 2006 
Andrew Tyler’s letter to Dr Daleep Mukarji 
http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/CAMPAIGNS/vegetarianism/ALL/1620//

Animal Aid, over the past two years, has raised money for an
irrigation scheme and a tree-planting project linked to a vegetarian
orphanage in the Rift Valley province of Kenya.

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