Thinking poor people have the money, resources, knowhow and desire to raise livestock is only half the stupidity. Many Asian, African and indigenous people are also lactose intolerant making dairy foods inappropriate and even ridiculous. That didn't stop the Gates Foundation from helping Heifer International set up dairy enterprises in rural African villages a few years ago with likely little refrigeration, refrigerated trucks, storage or electricity.
Nor are bacon and eggs even the solution to world hunger. According to the World Food Program, hunger comes from climate change, poverty, unstable markets, war and displacement--not lack of animal protein. In fact, its High Energy Biscuits provide up to 15 grams of protein from grain.
Heifer International is not alone in presenting animal based agriculture as a hunger solution including ill conceived dairy operations. Animal drug giant Elanco in its feed-the-world campaign says, "Simply by using practices available today or already in the pipeline, cows around the world can increase their output by a mere half glass per cow, enough to satisfy future global demand."
Don't be fooled by Heifer International's cute pictures. A simple Google search will show you many food charities that do not rely on live animals starting with Food for Life Global (FFLG).
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