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between AR and the movement to alleviate world hunger. This connection concerns the vast amount of grain and protein which is wasted in the conversion process from feed to animal protein and then to human consumption. Common estimates suggest that a meatless diet in America alone would free enough grain to feed the entire population of India, which exceeds 600 million people. Again, this fact does not entail that the grain would actually be distributed in this manner; rather it implies that this is the kind of matter which could be more fully explored through the combined energies of both movements. Presently there is very little dialogue between these two forces, except for interaction on a local scale in Melbourne, Australia and possibly a few of the vegetarian organizations in the U.S.133

Figure 2 between AR and the movement to alleviate world hunger. This connection concerns the vast amount of grain and protein which is wasted in the conversion process from feed to animal protein and then to human consumption. Common estimates suggest that a meatless diet in America alone would free enough grain to feed the entire population of India, which exceeds 600 million people. Again, this fact does not entail that the grain would actually be distributed in this manner; rather it implies that this is the kind of matter which could be more fully explored through the combined energies of both movements. Presently there is very little dialogue between these two forces, except for interaction on a local scale in Melbourne, Australia and possibly a few of the vegetarian organizations in the U.S.133

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