Industrial animal production, the practice of confining thousands of cows, hogs, chickens, or other animals in tightly packed facilities has become the dominant method of meat production in the United States
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TURNING FARMS INTO FACTORIES
(via www.foodandwaterwatch.org)
Submitted by beaelliott on Fri, 2008-01-11 01:18. | Tags: architecture | agriculture | animal cruelty | animal welfare; factory farming; meatrix; vegetarian; vegetarianism | consumer protection | environment | factory farming | government | meatrix
Meat Wagon: A roundup of outrages from the meat industry
(via gristmill.grist.org)
Not only is factory farming unacceptable because of the mistreatment to animals but also workers - who else but the unskilled could possibly work in a slaughterhouse? Emotional and physical stress to all - animals, workers, consumers...... the only winner is big ag
Submitted by beaelliott on Fri, 2008-01-11 00:48. | Tags: food | animal rights | animals | cruelty to animals | depression | factory farming | food | health | meatrix | slaughterhouse | Smithfield | sustainable agriculture | workers
Udderly Ridiculous
(via www.grist.org)
The U.S. EPA has proposed a "better approach" to making factory farms report their levels of air-polluting emissions -- don't make 'em report them at all!
Submitted by beaelliott on Fri, 2008-01-11 00:32. | Tags: health | agriculture | animal cruelty | EPA | factory farms | government | livestock emmissions | pollution
Chickens! Sainsbury is given a roasting by Jamie
(via www.dailymail.co.uk)
Chef James Oliver, 32, hosted a filmed dinner in which food producers were served chicken - then shown clips of the birds being slaughtered and suffering during intensive farming
Submitted by beaelliott on Fri, 2008-01-11 00:17. | Tags: architecture | animal welfare | chickens | factory farming | food | meatrix | vegan | vegetarian