How are they going to grow all of those vegetables without the fertilizer that the cattle give them? When you think about it, the water we give the cattle feeds the earth with minerals and makes it possible for the plants to grow. The plants...well, they just take and take. (selfish b*****ds)

Also, isn't that the water footprint for the WHOLE COW? Are they assuming that our hamburger contains an entire side of beef? Using the same logic shouldn't our salad water footprint be the entirety of the irrigation of the lettuce field?