Is Cowspiracy scientifically accurate?

According to Cowspiracy, NRDC and other environmental groups have not paid enough attention to the pollution caused by the livestock industry, or worse, have been co-opted by the industry to keep quiet. It turns out that neither is true.

Who is Cowspiracy funded by?

Production. The film was crowdfunded on IndieGoGo, with 1,449 contributors giving $117,092. This funding was 217\% of their goal, and it allowed them to dub the film into Spanish and German and subtitle it into more than 10 other languages, including Chinese and Russian.

Does Cowspiracy have graphic images?

There are some graphic scenes of animal death: Most disturbingly, a duck in a backyard farm is decapitated with a machete, and there also are scenes of elephants being shot and killed with rifles and a dead wolf sprawled over a barbed wire fence.

Who is the narrator of Cowspiracy?

The film’s producer/director team of Kip Andersen (who’s also the documentary’s narrator) and Keegan Kuhn states that 51 percent of carbon emissions can be blamed on livestock, particularly cattle. That’s more than the CO2 emissions of oil and gas.

Is Cowspiracy age appropriate?

Not Rated
Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret/MPAA rating

What does Cowspiracy talk about?

Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret is a groundbreaking feature-length environmental documentary following intrepid filmmaker Kip Andersen as he uncovers the most destructive industry facing the planet today – and investigates why the world’s leading environmental organizations are too afraid to talk about it.

What is the main argument in Cowspiracy?

According to Cowspiracy, the major source of global warming pollution isn’t fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas, as the world’s scientists are telling us. No, it’s animal agriculture—not just eating cows, but all other kinds of meat, and eggs and milk and fish too.

What is the main message of Cowspiracy?

The documentary Cowspiracy, produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, contends that animal agriculture is the number one source of climate killing pollution, and environmental non-profits are colluding to keep this information from the American public.

Why is Cowspiracy wrong?

But almost even more important, it is the leading cause of deforestation, desertification, ocean dead-zones, species extinction, habitat destruction, water use, water pollution, top soil erosion, etc.

What is Cowspiracy rated for?

How long is the documentary Cowspiracy?

1h 31m
Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret/Running time