Editor’s note: We don’t necessarily encourage or condone a vegetarian diet. The piece referred to in this letter to the editor was a commentary that appeared in the July 2 opinion section.
Thanks for encouraging people to save water by eating plant-based foods rather than animal-based ones (“Save water, go vegetarian,” July 2). According to an article on nationalgeographic.com, the average vegan indirectly consumes nearly 600 gallons of water a day less than the average meat-eater. You’d save more water by not eating a pound of meat than by not showering for six months—and while no one wants to stop showering, everyone can enjoy tasty vegan meals. And going vegan isn’t just an effective way to conserve water and other resources; it’s also the best way to save animals. To learn more, visit peta.org.
This article appears in Jul 9-16, 2015.
