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You Can Save More Animals by Donating $100 Than Going Vegan

The animals killed or saved by altering your diet is pretty small compared to the good you can do for animals with a small donation.Photograph by alexkatkov / Shutterstock

By now everybody’s heard about the terrible treatment that pigs and chickens get in factory farms. For many, the solution seems obvious: eat less meat. But let’s look at that solution in terms of how effective it is.

According to from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the average American eats about 30 farm animals per year, not including seafood. But on top of that, more other animals die in the process of getting them to the. The average diet globally results in about 105 animal deaths. What if you went vegan, and avoided eating all animal products? You would prevent the suffering of about 105 animals.

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