The document discusses the large amounts of energy required at each stage of meat production, including growing feed crops, housing livestock, and slaughtering animals. Specifically, it notes the energy used to transport seeds, pesticides, farm equipment, livestock, and meat, as well as to power housing facilities, slaughter equipment, and processing/packaging plants. The document concludes that meat production relies on insecure energy sources that are harsh on the environment and that a vegetarian lifestyle would significantly reduce energy consumption and help create more secure food sources.

1. The Insecurity of Energy Needed for
Meat Consumption

2. What is Energy Needed For?
Feed Housing Slaughter

3. Feed
Transportation of seeds, pesticides, and
herbicides to the farm

4. Energy for use of planting, irrigation,
maintenance, harvesting, and processing
farm equipment

5. Fuel for transportation to farms for animal
consumption

6. Housing of Animals
Energy for processing, transportation, andEnergy for processing, transportation, and
assembly of building materials for housingassembly of building materials for housing

7. Energy used for constant lighting and heating
of large buildings used for housing

8. Fuel needed
for transportation
of drugs,
antibiotics,
and animals
to housing
facilities

9. Slaughter of Animals
Energy to power the slaughter equipment,
and conveyor belt to carry animals through
the slaughter process

10. Energy needed for
cooling, storing,
processing, and
packaging of meat

11. Fuel for transportation of animals to, and
meat from the slaughterhouse

12. Meat = Huge Energy Requirements

13. Energy sources are insecure, and harsh to the
environment. A vegetarian life style helps
enormously reduce energy consumption
and helps create secure food sources