Tag: Factory Farming
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How America’s Dairyland is Polluted by Factory Farms
In Wisconsin, several dairy operations are now facing opposition to plans to expand their herds…
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How Esther the Wonder Pig Inspired Me to Go Vegan
Esther came into our lives more than 19 months ago. In that time our world has been turned upside down and spun around in the most incredible ways. Our eyes and minds have been opened. We’ve been thrown headfirst into a world we knew little about. We’ve become “accidental activists.” [blackoutgallery id=”318565″] Let’s go back…
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Groups Seek to Stop Illegal Swine Waste Pollution in North Carolina
The Neuse Riverkeeper Foundation and Waterkeeper Alliance issued a Notice of Intent to sue the current and former owners and operators of the Stilley swine feeding operation this week to stop illegal discharges of swine waste into groundwater, wetlands and streams that flow to the Trent River. [blackoutgallery id=”318072″] The Stilley Facility, which confines more…
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6 Crimes Against Nature Perpetrated by the Food Industry
By Martha Rosenberg The horrors of factory farming are multifold. Treating animals like heads of lettuce—“forget it’s an animal” says one farming magazine—has created institutionalized ruthlessness toward animals, workers and the environment at the same time it harms humans who eat the products. Factory farming even damages the economy thanks to meat-related obesity, diabetes, heart disease and cancer, and…
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4 Reasons Why We Need to Rethink Industrial Meat Production
by Kai Olson-Sawyer It’s a big world out there. On second thought, it feels like the world is getting smaller. Trends point toward a planet that will be even more crowded and tightly bound than ever as the population soars from seven to nine billion and prosperity rises for hundreds of millions by 2050. Such global forecasts have…