Recently, a friend of mine ,an avowed vegan ,made an extraordinary remark. He said that if a majority of the population of the planet turned vegan,it would effectively counter global warming ,the scourge of this century.Millions of cattle are bred to feed the meat eating,milk produce consuming population.These animals being ruminating, emit huge quantities of methane gas that are more lethal to the atmosphere than carbon dioxide. Besides, to raise these animals, an enormous quantity of fodder is required which results in the production of vast quantities of nitrous oxide that is even far more deadly than methane!Thus by a simple act of switching to an altruistic diet, if the planet can be saved besides causing less violence and bloodshed , is it not worthwhile to give this a try ? In addition to saving our Mother Earth that has sustained all kinds of life forms for millions of years,you can look at what you eat not as a plateful of pain.But then meat producers will surely come up with some wonder drug that wil stop cattle from burping and make them less flatulent. They will even claim carbon credits for their effort!