A reduction of meat consumption by only 10% would result in about 12 million more tons of grain for human consumption. This additional grain could feed all of the humans across the world who starve to death each year- about 60 million people!

Animals Matter: A Biologist Explains Why We Should Treat Animals with Compassion and Respect (ed. Shambhala Publications, 2007) - ISBN: 9780834825871