In South Dakota we love our Roasts, Hamburgers, BBQ, Buffalo, Beef, & Chicken.  But have you ever stopped to think about how many actual animals you'll eat in a lifetime?

According to The Daily Mirror if you live to 80 and eat meat the whole time, you'll eat around 7,500 animals total. Here's how that breaks down . . .

  • 4,500 fish.
  • 2,400 chickens.
  • 80 turkeys.
  • 30 lambs.
  • 27 pigs.
  • 11 cows.

And about 400 more rabbits, ducks, geese, and other random sea animals.

The 11 cows doesn't sound like a lot, but cows produce a lot of meat . . . one cow has enough meat to produce about 2,000 quarter-pound hamburgers.

After looking at this list I know I'm not gonna be chowing on the 30 lambs but I might be above average when it comes to the 27 pigs.  How about you?

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