"pearl" wrote in message ...
It is inefficient unsustainable
consumption for and by the livestock industry that is causing global
water shortages, - requiring 15 to 22 times the water for the same
amount, and at about 40 percent of global agricultural output

Saving a few gallons in UK is not going to make those gallons magically appear in the Sahara. If this country ever gets near a water shortage it will be because we ALL waste water on washing cars, sprinkling the lawn, flushing the toilet too many times and in a thousand other ways - to blame it on meat producers is rather fuzzy logic - their contribution to water usage (both globally and in UK) pales into insignificance when compared to the wasteful usage by Joe Public.