Cow Flatulence Creates Controversy

 The methane released by cows and other farm animals is greatly damaging our atmosphere by increasing its temperature. This controversial issue has put the large meat industries on the defense. Norimitsu Onishi states:

"At any given point, after munching and regurgitating grass, tens of millions of Australian cattle, as well as sheep, are belching methane gases nonstop into the air. With methane considered 21 times more potent than carbon dioxide in warming the atmosphere, the burping has given ammunition to environmentalists, vegetarians and other critics of beef while initially putting the large meat industry on the defensive." NORIMITSU ONISHI.

      When people hear that a cow fart takes a significant role in global warming, its somewhat hard to believe when in fact its 100% true. When cows burp and flatulate they release a gas called methane which is "considered 21 times more potent than carbon dioxide in warming the atmosphere" Onishi states. So what can be done about this? Mr. Kleive, an expert on bovine stomachs, states that Feed additives can lead to incremental decreases in methane. I think its good that something is being done about this and putting some effort into trying to decrease the amounts of methane being released into the atmosphere. At the same time this affects the meat industries because it gives beef critics a good reason to mount an attack on meat industries and attempt to significantly decrease the amount of meat being processed and packaged each year.