There are multiple good reasons for becoming a vegetarian. First, animals raised for food are kept in cruel conditions, where they suffer and are ultimately killed. It is simply wrong to cause the death and substantial suffering of another living creature. With their religious beliefs, such people as Hindus and Buddhists share this point of view. As well, it is wrong to use land to raise animals for their meat; the amount of land and energy required to produce a kilogram of meat protein is about 10 times that needed to produce the equivalent amount of plant protein. As a consequence of switching to a non-meat diet, more people could be fed on the same amount of land, and in a world where one-third of the population struggles in poverty, a non-meat diet is more appropriate.