#factory farms

[devoted1989]

Image with kind permission from The Vegan Vibe.

#vegan #veganism #go vegan #animal rights #factory farms #factory farming

[animalsoutloud]

#factory farms #animals #freedom #plant based #keys

[vegandude72]

#factory farms #slaughterhouses #greenhouses #veganism #go vegan #vegan

[teachanarchy]

The Meat Monopoly

#meat #monopoly #factory farms #agriculture #farming #food #capitalism #economics #Youtube

[ravnlghtft]

#dnr #factory farms

[vault-girls]

The Humane Foundation: Paving the Way for a Compassionate and Sustainable Future

The Humane Foundation: Paving the Way for a Compassionate and Sustainable Future The Humane Foundation is an organization dedicated to raising awareness about the ethical implications of factory farming while promoting sustainable alternatives that prioritize animal welfare and environmental well-being. Through advocacy efforts, educational initiatives, partnerships with like-minded organizations, and empowering individuals with knowledge through their website resources; they strive towards creating a compassionate future free from factory farming. https://Cruelty.Farm

#animal rights #animal cruelty #factory farms #vegan lifestyle

[humanefoundation]

HumaneFoundation

Factory and industrial dairy farming poses grave dangers to our planet, nature, and environment. One major concern is the significant contribution of these operations to greenhouse gas emissions.

Address : 27 Old Gloucester Street, London, UK

#nimal Rights #Animal Cruelty #Factory Farms #Vegan #Lifestyle

[in-sightpublishing]

Conversation with Professor Peter Singer Animal Ethics: Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics, Princeton University (4)

                        Publisher: In-Sight Publishing Publisher Founding: March 1, 2014 Web Domain: http://www.in-sightpublishing.com Location: Fort Langley, Township of Langley, British Columbia, Canada Journal: In-Sight: Independent Interview-Based Journal Journal Founding: August 2, 2012 Frequency: Three (3) Times Per Year Review Status: Non-Peer-Reviewed Access: Electronic/Digital & Open…

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#Animal Liberation #Animal Liberation Now #climate change #factory farms #God #greenhouse gases #Peter Singer #Sean Carroll #sentient animals

[davestone13-blog]

When Kindness Clucks: The Hidden Human Cost of Cruelty in Factory Farms and Labs

This was unexpected. Because, today, we’re going to cluck about something that’s no laughing matter: cruelty toward animals in factory farms and labs. And trust me, it’s not just the chickens coming home to roost here. We humans are also getting our feathers ruffled – and damaged – in unexpected ways. Edited by David Stone A Barnyard of Bad Vibes Photo by Will Kirk on Pexels.com Imagine, if…

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#animal abuse #factory farms #humans and animals #Roosevelt Islanders

[kp777]

Julia Conley

Common Dreams

Aug. 16, 2023

"We know that animal factories are a huge source of water pollution and that our freshwater is in crisis, and yet EPA has failed to uphold its duty to protect our environment from this industry," said one advocate.

Public health and environmental advocacy groups said that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chose to benefit the factory farming industry instead of protecting communities and drinking water late Tuesday when it denied an anti-pollution petition filed in 2017 by nearly three dozen groups.

Food & Water Watch (FWW), the Center for Food Safety (CFS), and North Carolina Environmental Justice Network were among the organizations that filed the petition six years ago and sued the agency last year due to its "unreasonable delay" in answering the request for stronger rules to prevent water pollution from hundreds of thousands of factory farms across the United States.

The EPA responded to the legal challenge Tuesday by denying the original petition and announcing it would form a federal subcommittee to study the effects of pollution from concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) and make recommendations to the agency.

The subcommittee is expected to convene in 2024 and its work could take 12-18 months, leaving open the possibility that—should President Joe Biden lose his reelection campaign next year—the question of regulating factory farm pollution could be left up to a Republican administration.

"Factory farms pose a significant and mounting threat to clean water, largely because EPA's weak rules have left most of the industry entirely unregulated," said Tarah Heinzen, legal director for FWW. "EPA's deeply flawed response amounts to yet more delay, and completely misses the moment."

Though the EPA pledged to study the effects of water pollution from factory farms, the petitioners noted that the impact has already been well-documented.

According to the Sierra Club, "water pollution is possible at virtually any point in a CAFO's operation," as waste from factory farms is generally not treated for disease-causing pathogens, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, or heavy metals.

Animal waste spills and overflows can lead to contaminated runoff that ends up in waterways, stormwater can mix with manure and milkhouse waste that flows into drains, waste storage units can overflow or burst, and catch basins can inadvertently drain waste into waterways.

CFS said in a statement that factory farms "operate like sewerless cities" and can contaminate "drinking water with cancer-causing nitrates" as well as flooding homes with waste during storms and leaving communities without safe places for water recreation.

Citing the EPA's own data in a 2020 brief, FWW found that pollution from factory farms "threatens or impairs over 14,000 miles of rivers and streams and more than 90,000 acres of lakes and ponds nationwide."

"We know that animal factories are a huge source of water pollution and that our freshwater is in crisis, and yet EPA has failed to uphold its duty to protect our environment from this industry," said Amy van Saun, a senior attorney with CFS. "We have a right to clean and safe water and we cannot afford to wait any longer to stop the tide of pollution from animal factories."

The 2017 petition called on the EPA to improve the CAFO permitting process, as fewer than one-third of the largest 21,000 factory farms have National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits, which regulate the point sources which discharge pollutants into waterways.

Ben Lilliston, director of rural strategies at the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, said that by denying the petition the EPA "chose to further a special exemption for factory farms that benefits global meat companies while undermining independent farmers raising animals in ways that protect our water."

"Today's EPA decision kicks the can down the road," he said, "instead of acting to protect rural communities and our nation's waterways."

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#EPA #factory farms #water pollution #agriculture #food and water watch #center for food safety #sierra club

[devoted1989]

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#vegan #veganism #animal rights #factory farming #factory farms #end factory farming #humane myth

[animalsoutloud]

#you are powerful #quotes #consumer spending #customers #factory farms

[amerasdreams]

I abhor any reveling in cruelty to animals.

you need to eat them to survive, fine, but to purposefully be happy about it, to be callous to their suffering....disgusting.

If we stopped being so entitled to actual living things that feel, and live more in harmony with with instead of ravaging the earth, the world would be a better place.

Actually think about what you're eating and the harm it might be doing.

For that matter, think about how your action or inaction affects others aroud the world. Instead of just mindlessly consuming. Think of giving sometimes. Of perhaps empathy with someone elsewhere who doesn't have it as good.

The extreme consumerism and obsession with appearance rather than actual reason, and empathy with ALL creatures, will be our downfall.

#Us #Animals #Consumerism #Humanity #Ppl who are cruel to any animal #Have lost part of their soul. #Factory farms #Look at the horror and not feel sad #Is to be soulless #Be conscious #Fast food #Endless maw #Entitlement #Peace out

[teachanarchy]

The Meat Monopoly

#meat #monopoly #factory farms #agriculture #farming #food #capitalism #economics #Youtube

[alchemusprime]

3 Examples: Is There Trauma in our Food?

3 Examples: Is There Trauma in our Food?

When we eat food – especially animal products – are we ingesting their trauma? Many times animals in commercial farms are treated like objects and not living beings that have feelings. They feel pain like us, and they love and nurture their offspring also just like us. Let’s look at 3 examples below on how we use them for our consumption or benefit: Dairy cows are artificially impregnated…

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#factory farmed animals #factory farms #food #Thanksgiving #trauma

[thepringlesofblood]

using the signs in the 1.6 update as intended

#original post #sdv #stardew valley #1.6 update #in case youre wondering this farm is ayda aguefort #after making #an adventure zone themed farm #a monster factory themed farm #a farm exclusively for being in a lesbian relationship with Leah #a star trek themed farm #and a good omens themed farm #(and another good omens themed farm that i share with a friend) #i decided it was time for dimension 20 to have its time in the sun #1.6 spoilers #i guess?