Tag: factory farms

The least humane way of culling poultry and pigs has become increasingly common.

Zoonotic diseases linked to factory farming raise pandemic risks, but food tech innovations offer a safer alternative.

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.

The diet of factory-farmed animals is linked to environmental destruction around the globe.

“When a single company has leverage over so much farmland, its actions have substantial consequences."

Congress is considering an allocation for the mass killing of farmed animals.

"Farmers and ranchers need a marketplace that compensates them fairly and Senator Booker's Farm System Reform Act is a big step in the right direction.”

Lack of governmental oversight of factory farms has created a public health crisis of antibiotic-resistance diseases in people.

Factory farms are exempt from reporting requirements under the Clean Air and Clean Water Acts. Now a new tool can provide solid evidence of the environmental harm they can cause.

Our current factory farming model is broken – environmentally, medically and morally.