PINHEIRO, B. B.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/2114496396352179; PINHEIRO, Brenda Bedoya.
Resumo:
There is currently a solid body of evidence about the unsustainability of the livestock
industry. This end-of-course article, based on bibliographic and documentary research,
provides an overview of the negative impacts of this productive sector, mainly
addressing its environmental and ethical aspects through national and global data. The
general objective of this research is to analyze the relationship between the excessive
consumption of animal products as a preponderant element of socio-environmental
collapse, taking into account not only environmental impacts, but also ethical issues
related to animal rights. This study emphasizes the urgency of re-evaluating and
reformulating human eating patterns in light of the damage to the environment caused
by speciesism and the exploitation of fauna and flora. Finally, veganism is presented
as a sustainable alternative that values animal welfare, offering a proposal for ethical
restructuring based on animal abolitionism. Environmental Education (EE), guided by
an ecocentric perspective, is identified as the most influential tool for promoting change
towards a healthier and more compassionate food system, without animal cruelty. In
addition, the importance of investments in sustainable production practices by the
private sector is highlighted as an additional strategy to mitigate the environmental
impacts of agribusiness and farming and, thus, to promote a healthier and more
compassionate food system without animal cruelty.