Vultures have stomach acid strong enough to destroy rabies, anthrax, and cholera. They safely consume carcasses that would spread deadly diseases to other animals—and humans. They don’t hunt. They don’t kill. They only clean up what’s already dead. A single vulture can dispose of up to one pound of rotting flesh per day, removing disease before it reaches water, soil, or livestock. Without vultures, that waste doesn’t disappear. It’s taken over by rats and feral dogs, which do spread disease dir