Tag: Factory Farming - Page 3
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The Week in Animal News: Wild Gorillas Visit Humans, Cloning Endangered Animals and More
In Uganda, a troop of wild mountain gorillas visited a human camping ground, even grooming one man. Stem cell technology could allow for the cloning of endangered species, and more.
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Life for Egg-Laying Hens Could Improve With New Housing and Welfare Legislation
Under a proposed bill, inhumane battery cages would be replaced with "enriched colony housing systems," and space allotted for each hen doubled.
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California Law to Keep Injured Livestock Out of Food Supply Overturned by Supreme Court
Federal law trumps state law, the Supreme Court rules, when it comes to requiring sick "downer" livestock to be euthanized immediately, and not just dragged on to the slaughter.
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Dallas Meat Packing Factory Under Investigation for Dumping Pig Blood Directly Into River
The amount of blood were supposedly so large that a photographer taking aerial photos of the Trinity River noticed it seemed to be running red.
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No More “Pink Slime” at Taco Bell, McDonald’s, and Burger King
Taco Bell, McDonald's and Burger King abandon Pink Slime.
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Mark Bittman on US Oligarchy and How to Fight Back
This Mark Bittman piece is a must-read.
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Butterball Turkey Facility Raided in Response to Horrifying Undercover Video Expose
A week after an animal rights group posted a video showing animal cruelty, North Carolina officials raided a facility of the country's largest turkey producer.
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10 Most Popular Slideshows of 2011
The top slideshows of the year include a photographer's amazing encounter with a leopard seal, the world's biggest bugs, and more.
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USDA Approves Monsanto’s Drought Tolerant Corn
USDA deregulates Monsanto's drought tolerant corn for farmers. Trials to begin in the Great Plains
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FBI Documents Characterize Farm & Animal Welfare Activists As Terrorists
Not that it should come as news to anyone that animal rights activists and environmental activists are routinely watched by law enforcement but that makes it no less concerning.
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Florida Senator Again Tries To Make Photographing Farms Illegal
That existing trespassing laws already cover trespassing on private property to take a photo apparently is beside the point to state senator Jim Norman.
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Chipotle CEO Testifies Before Congress to Curb Antibiotic Use in Livestock
Chipotle CEO Steve Ells testified before Congress in favor of the Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act.
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New App Lets iPad Users Play With Real Live Pigs
Finally, an app for interspecies entertainment that playfully pits iPad users against real-life pigs, who might otherwise only meet one another on a plate.
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Organic Beef Company Lets Customers Choose Method of Slaughter Online
A sustainable meat website based in Germany gives customers a choice in how their meat is killed, saying that humane methods of killing mean "happier" cows and better-tasting beef.
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Arsenic In Apple Juice - How Come?
How did arsenic make its way into apple juice?
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How a "Turkey Asteroid" Represents the Consolidation of Food in the U.S. (Infographic)
Consolidation of the food industry has significant (negative) implications for public health. This infographic illustrates just how consolidated the industry has become.
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Freight Farms Grows Organic, Local Produce in Recycled Shipping Containers
Freight farms equips recycled shipping containers with hydroponic organic local gardens.
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Giving Thanks to a Local Farming Community
Making the case for supporting local farmers on this Thanksgiving holiday.
