The fact that the production of meat requires a lot of water is now known. By contrast, the danger that intensive livestock farming represents for our drinking water is only known to a few people.

Franziska Herren is the initiator of the petition "Healthy clean water for all". She has worked intensively on the topic of contamination in drinking water and is convinced: "The current animal husbandry in agriculture represents a high health risk for humans, animals and plants".

Decrease through breeding and manipulation

Fäkalien und Krankheitserreger auf den Feldern

The devastating tsunami consequences are not a whim of nature.

Dried moorland in England

Meat production promotes water scarcity

13 000 liters per an hamburger and only 300 liters per kilogram of potatos.

Empty seas, empty nets

More than 70% of the Swiss agricultural land isused for animal feed

The production of animal products is associated with an immense water consumption.