Deforestation and Disease: Is beef consumption killing the planet?

Who doesn’t love a good steak or a burger? I know I’ve had my fair share. But is beef, or maybe more specifically cattle ranching leading to the end of the Amazon rainforest? It isn’t the only reason trees are cut down, but it might be the biggest. The red meat trade is massive in Brazil and the United States, many other places in the world. To supply high demand, companies need land to grow and keep livestock, and when they run out, they need to make more space. That’s when the machines and crews move in to clear the forest to make way for cows.