Tag: factory farming

Factory farming has made us think of chickens as mindless automata. But our downy friends know much more than we give them credit for.

Massive industrial livestock financing sabotages major U.S. banks’ climate goals.

There has been a 29 percent increase in cattle farms with 5,000 or more cattle since 2012, and a 17 percent increase in the largest chicken farms.

A DeSmog review of hundreds of documents identifies eight arguments fielded by the industrial farming lobby to allay concerns over livestock drugs.

EPA begins process of mandating pollution reductions.

The victory could provide a glimpse of what a policy-focused national movement against the most climate-destructive forms of animal agriculture could look like.

No food should be worth the amount of suffering experienced by sentient animals trapped in our food system.

An EPA deal came with a promise to help communities exposed to animal emissions. That’s still unfulfilled.

"Today's victory makes it clear that the government cannot protect these industries at the expense of our constitutional rights."

"This latest ruling affirms our right to report abuse in order to protect animals and our health.”