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Last week there was a slew of articles about the agreement in Ohio between the farm industry and animal welfare activists to expand cage sizes for calves (veal), hens and pigs. This NewYorkTimes article argues that it could lead to other states following suit.
In " Move to Limit 'Factor Farms' Gains Momentum " in today's NewYorkTimes , we learn that farmers in Ohio have agreed to phase out gestation crates within 15 years and veal crates by 2017. Irv Bell's farm is a family farm. It's also a factoryfarm. And all of those are implicit in "farm."
Today's NewYorkTimes gives us Adam Shriver's Op-Ed " Not Grass-Fed, But at Least Pain-Free ," which presents its dilemma at the end: If we cannot avoid factoryfarms altogether, the least we can do is eliminate the unpleasantness of pain in the animals that must live and die on them. It's a choice.
And why do so many people say the oppose the cruel practices of factoryfarming, yet still eat meat, eggs and dairy products? Rory Freedman, co-author of the NewYorkTimes bestseller Skinny Bitch, proclaims “If you want to create a better world, read this book!”
Here is a NewYorkTimes op-ed column about pork production. Notice that the author is not opposed to the use of nonhuman animals as resources for human consumption. She simply wants to minimize their suffering before they are killed (painlessly?) and their bodies dismembered and processed.
The NewYorkTimes ' Nicholas D. In " Food for the Soul ," Kristof once again yearns for the farm of his childhood which, for him, had "soul." What that means is that it wasn't a factory-farm operation. Essentially, industrialized farming=soulless, small family farm=soulful.
To the Editor: “ A FactoryFarm Near You ” (editorial, July 31) does not mention any issue of the morality of factoryfarming—treating living beings as factory products. Cruelty to animals on such a scale should be the centerpiece of any discussion on raising animals for food.
18 editorial about the abuse of antibiotics in industrial hog farms. It not only brings light to a serious issue, but also begins to make the connection between factoryfarm practices and consumer choices. To the Editor: I applaud “ Antibiotic Runoff ,” your Sept. Hamilton Mill Valley, Calif., 18, 2007
As the world moves toward raising the majority of animals in the unnatural setting of factoryfarms, it is likely that more, and worse, such pathogens will arise. What will it take for us, and our public health leaders, to question our addiction to meat and tolerance of factoryfarming?
11, 2008 To the Editor: We are seeing environmental ruin because of factoryfarming. Besides depleting the ocean’s supply of fish for those animals normally feeding on them, the factoryfarming of cattle, pigs and chickens uses excessive water and pollutes our land. Danielle Kichler Washington, Nov.
To the Editor: “ A FactoryFarm Near You ” (editorial, July 31) is in a time warp. Yes, concentrated animal feeding operations, or “factoryfarms” as you call them, are a key feature of modern agriculture. But today these livestock operations don’t have to be unwelcome neighbors in their communities.
Inhumane confinement, illegal anticompetitive practices and factoryfarming hurt animals, the environment, the consumer, the public health and the farmer.
To the Editor: It’s mind-boggling that in spite of overwhelming evidence that the consumption of animal products is directly responsible for a host of human diseases , greenhouse gas production and indescribable animal suffering, the general public continues to satiate its taste buds and support factoryfarming.
At our farm sanctuary, we see how much chickens rescued from factoryfarms delight in these experiences. 15, 2010 The writers are co-founders of Safe Haven Farm Sanctuary. They will still lack the freedom to engage in natural behaviors like foraging and nesting. Most will never know sunlight, breezes, plants or soil.
A factory-farmed egg-producing hen’s lifespan is less than two years. CLAUDIA SILBERLICHT NewYork, July 13, 2011 The use of wire cages isn’t being addressed, but should be in the future. We are headed in the right direction, but need to fight to push the changes through.
And thanks to federal corn and soybean subsidies, factoryfarms saved an estimated $3.9 It’s time that our tax dollars no longer finance the inhumane conditions—for workers and animals and the climate—of factoryfarms. I have visited many of the grotesque factoryfarms that now corrupt our rural landscapes.
His call for the end of factoryfarms (concentrated animal feeding operations) is courageous. Better food creates better health. And yet our government is perversely encouraging food habits that negatively affect our health and our environment.
To replace factory-farmed meat without further tropical forest destruction is impossible. In any case, globally, only 8 percent of all meat is produced in natural grazing systems, and there is little available unforested land suitable for such systems.
The Episcopal Church embraces a resolution that specifically addresses puppy mills and factoryfarms. The United Methodist Church supports the humane treatment of farm animals and calls for the protection of endangered species. The Catholic Church is not alone among major religions on this issue.
What is wrong is factoryfarms. Animals turn grass, a k a sunlight, into high-quality proteins, minerals and fats that are an ideal food for humans. Meat is an excellent source of food and far higher quality than just plants. We are evolved to eat meat—it is right and natural.
Even “factory” agriculture has its limits. At the same time connections between the food industry and government agencies like the Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration have become so incestuous that we should expect little from them. Peters Paso Robles, Calif.,
The meat and dairy industries want to keep their operations away from the public’s discriminating eyes, but as groups like PETA and the Humane Society have shown us in their graphic and disturbing undercover investigations, factoryfarms are mechanized madness and slaughterhouses are torture chambers to these unfortunate and feeling beings.
I’ll leave the question of infant care to the physicians, but I know firsthand that an adult vegan can enjoy robust physical health without contributing to the cruel suffering of animals on today’s factoryfarms. Kelly NewYork, May 21, 2007 To the Editor: Thank you for publishing Nina Planck’s excellent article, “Death by Veganism.”
Most people are shocked and appalled when they first read descriptions of factoryfarming and learn about the horribly inhumane conditions in which the billions of animals destined for dinner tables are raised, and they are even more appalled when they first see documentary footage of the institutional cruelties inherent in factoryfarming.
The wrongness of factoryfarming is overdetermined. By the way, the editorial board of the NewYorkTimes is progressive (as opposed to conservative). Why does it not call for the abolition of factoryfarming? See here for one sufficient ground. Instead, it seeks to reform it.
For the full story, check out this link to the NewYorkTimes article. I'm no fan of McDonalds, but any little bit of help is progress. Here's an excerpt.
12): While this is a step in the right direction toward reducing the animal abuse inherent in all factoryfarming (from the chicken’s point of view), it’s still a long way from what nature intended. To the Editor: Re “ Suddenly, the Hunt Is On for Cage-Free Eggs ” (front page, Aug.
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