Factory Farming

The Worst Environmental Pollutant: Antibiotics?

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Factory Farms, Antibiotic Resistance, Factory Farming, Pollution, Livestock, Water Pollution, E. Coli, Mrsa, Green News

Waste from people, pets, pigs and even seagulls may be playing a significant role in the rise of antibiotic-resistant infections, including methicilli...

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Farm Animal ER: Factory Farming Hurts Everyone

Gene Baur | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Veganism, Farm Sanctuary, Animal Rescue, Animal Sanctuary, Farms, Farm, Vegan, Farm Animals, Animals, Animal Shelter, Factory Farming, Slideexpand, Green News

If an ER for calves, pigs, chickens, turkeys and goats seems extreme to you, you may be more out of touch with your food than you think.

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Prozac in Poultry Is Better Than Penicillin

Michael Greger, M.D. | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Antibiotics, Poultry, Chicken, Prozac, Factory Farming, Healthy Living Health News, Meat Safety, Chicken Food Safety, Public Health, Chicken and Antibiotics, Antibiotics in Chicken, Antibiotics Chicken, Consumer Health, Healthy Living News

While consumers may be more shocked by pink slime or the feeding of Prozac to poultry, the routine feeding of millions of pounds of human antibiotics to chickens presents a much graver threat.

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5 Reasons a 'Global Cattle Drive' to China Is a Bad Idea

Wenonah Hauter | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Globalization, Factory Farming, Dairy Farms, China, Industrialized Agriculture, China Cattle Imports, Dairy Industry, China Dairy Cattle, China Dairy Industry, China Factory Farms, Green News

China is importing 100,000 heifers to boost domestic dairy production in the wake of scandals that have decimated China's relatively small dairy industry. There are so many problems with this scenario, but here are just five.

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It's Right to Give Animals Rights

Kimberly Tan | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Speciesism, Morality, Factory Farming, Animal Rights, Animal Testing, Animals Rationality, Teen News

Despite the huge progress made in promoting universal human rights, the advancement of animal rights has remained disturbingly stagnant throughout history.

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'Green News Report' - April 24, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Gas Prices, Green Jobs, Epa, Regulation, Green News Report, Green Energy, Climate Scientists, Video, Solar Energy, Louisiana, 2012 Presidential Election, Fossil Fuels, Climate Science, Anti-Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Energy, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Barack Obama, BRAD BLOG, Tipping Point, Green News, Sustainability, Natural Gas, BP Oil Spill, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Republicans, Earth Day, Mitt Romney, Seafood, Dow Chemical, Mexico, Factory Farming, Green News

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PHOTOS: PETA Plans Protest Of White House Tradition

Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Animal Cruelty, Factory Farming, 2012 White House Easter Egg Roll, Peta, District of Columbia, PETA Protest White House Easter Egg Roll, Barack Obama, White House Easter Egg Roll, PETA Protest White House, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Video, Peta Protest, Rutherford B. Hayes, Dc Around Town, Obama Family, Slidepollajax, DC News

WASHINGTON -- It's hard to know if you should feel worse for the kids or the birds. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals will be protesting ...

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Superbug Suit: FDA To Address Antibiotic Overuse In Livestock, Protect Public Health

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 03.23.2012

Read More: Antibiotic Resistance, Organic Farming, Farming, Factory Farming, Nrdc, Mrsa, Antibiotics, Fda, Infections, Green News

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration must act on scientific knowledge that the overuse of antibiotics in food animals has contributed to the rise of ...

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Ag Gag Bill on the Governor's Desk!

Andrew Gunther | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Factory Farming, Animal Welfare, Animal Welfare Approved, Ag Gag Bill, Workers Rights, Farming Iowa, Iowa Farming Bill, Food News

The "Ag Gag" bill was promoted on the basis that it would help to improve animal welfare and protect family farms. But the stark reality is that this law has absolutely nothing to do with animal welfare.

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Why We Must Occupy Our Food Supply

Willie Nelson | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Big Food, Factory Farming, Jbs, Tyson Foods, Farmers, Cargill, Occupy BIg Food, Factory Farms, Small Farmers, Occupy Food, Monsanto, Food News

When our food is at risk we are all at risk. Over the last thirty years, we have witnessed a massive consolidation of our food system, leading to the loss of millions of family farmers, the destruction of soil fertility, the pollution of our water, and health epidemics.

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HSUS Documents Animal Abuse at Major Pork Producers

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Animal Cruelty, Factory Farming, Farm Animals, Factory Farms, Seaboard Lawsuit, Seaboard Humane Society, Seaboard Foods, Pig Gestation Crates, Gestation Crates, Green News

Living inside a cage barely larger than your body isn't humane and it is not right. Yet this is precisely how the majority of pigs used for breeding by the U.S. pork industry are kept.

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A Lesson Congress Should Learn

Joe Trippi | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Eggs, Animal Cruelty, Humane Society of the United States, Animal Rights, Factory Farming, Factory Farms, United Egg Producers, Animals, Food News

Two longtime adversaries are leading an all-too-rare effort at compromise and cooperation: the United Egg Producers and the Humane Society of the United States.

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Were Any Animals Harmed In The Making Of Your Down Comforter?

Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: Animal Cruelty, Video, Farm Animals, Animal Welfare, Factory Farming, Down Comforters Animal Cruelty, Animal Abuse, Green-Living, Down Comforters, Down Feathers Animal Abuse, Live Plucking, Animal Feathers, Down Feathers, Green News

From Mother Nature Network's Matt Hickman: Q: Were any animals harmed in the making of my new down comforter and feather pillows? A: Funny you ...

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'Green News Report' - January 5, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 03.06.2012

Read More: Antarctica, Fracking, Epa, Nigeria, Renewable Energy, Regulation, Power Plants, Iran, Innovation, Dioxin, Fda, Green News Report, Pollution, Chevron Ecuador, Coal, Sharks, Offshore Drilling, Antibiotic Resistance, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Insurance, Oil Spill, Oil Drilling, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Superbugs, Food Politics, Africa, Gop, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change, Chevron, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Energy, Farming, Maple Syrup, Factory Farming, Nuclear Power, Brazil, Ecuador, Chesapeake Bay, Environmentalism, Subsidies, New York, State Department, Toxic Chemicals, BRAD BLOG, Keystone XL Pipeline, Green News, Food, BP Oil Spill, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hydraulic Fracturing, Extreme Weather, Video, Green News

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FDA Limits Some Antibiotics In Livestock

AP | MARY CLARE JALONICK | Posted 03.05.2012

Read More: Farming, Video, Fda Regulations, Factory Farming, Livestock Antibiotics, Agriculture, Livestock Treatment, Fda, FDA Antibiotics Livestock, Animals, Green News

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday ordered farmers to limit the use of a type of antibiotics they give livestock because...

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'Green News Report' - January 3, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 03.04.2012

Read More: Lisa Jackson, Epa, Renewable Energy, Regulation, Power Plants, Innovation, Green News Report, Pollution, Coal, Offshore Drilling, Drought, Oil Spill, Oil Drilling, Conservatives, Fossil Fuels, Corporate Media, Big Oil, Climate Science, Africa, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Genetically Modified Foods, Solar Power, Global Warming, Energy, Toxic Water, Gmos, Factory Farming, Carbon Emissions, Environmentalism, State Department, Toxic Chemicals, Energy Efficiency, Water Pollution, BRAD BLOG, Water, Keystone XL Pipeline, Famine, Mercury, Green News, BP Oil Spill, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, China, Fracking, Iran, Food Politics, Farm Subsidies, Farming, Subsidies, Food, Hydraulic Fracturing, Food Prices, Video, Green News

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'Green News Report' - December 22, 2011

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: Epa, Arctic Ice Melt, Renewable Energy, Regulation, Power Plants, Green News Report, Pollution, Climategate, Coal, Methane, Offshore Drilling, Video, Oil Spill, Oil Drilling, Conservatives, Fossil Fuels, Americans for Prosperity, Big Oil, Corporate Media, Climate Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Tea Party, Solar Power, Global Warming, Energy, Carbon Emissions, Environmentalism, Permafrost, State Department, Shell Oil, Arctic, Toxic Chemicals, Energy Efficiency, Media Matters, Water Pollution, BRAD BLOG, Water, Keystone XL Pipeline, Mercury, Green News, Toxic Waste, BP Oil Spill, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Lisa Jackson, Africa, Plastic, Occupy, Genetically Modified Foods, Factory Farming, Famine, Gmos, China, Salmon, Nigeria, Innovation, Drought, Toxic Water, Texas, Arsenic, Occupy Wall Street, Green News

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Antibiotics With Your Thanksgiving Leftovers?

Josh Tetrick | Posted 01.26.2012

Read More: Vegetarian, Humane, Empathy, Sustainable Food, Humane Society, Vegan, Agriculture, Green, Factory Farms, Sustainable Agriculture, Animals, Diet, Vegetarianism, Organic, Organic Farms, Eggs, Farms, Ethics, Morality, Heart Disease, Impact, Farming, Healthy Living, Factory Farming, Lifestyle, Social Change, Healthy, Healthy Living News, Hope, Plant-Based, Nutrition, Environment, Food, Social Good, Diet and Nutrition, Video, Impact News

Spit out that Thanksgiving leftover ham and pick up a barf bag. Because even the hardy Pilgrims would take a pass on some of those leftovers if they k...

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PHOTOS: Cutest Living Turkeys

Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Farm Sanctuary, Cute Turkeys, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Thanksgiving Turkey, Video, Factory Farming, Green Holiday, Turkeys, Cute-Animals, Turkey Bird, Green News

An estimated 46 million turkeys will be killed for Thanksgiving dinner in the U.S. this year, according to Farm Sanctuary. The site describes the ...

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Eco Etiquette: What's The Greenest Thanksgiving Turkey?

Jennifer Grayson | Posted 01.01.2012

Read More: Heritage Turkeys, Sustainable Turkey, Green Turkey, Factory Farming, Green Living, Free Range, Gmos, Organic Turkeys, Green Tips, Pasture Raised, Green Thanksgiving, Eco-Friendly Turkey, Green News

Send all your eco-inquiries to Jennifer Grayson at eco.etiquette@gmail.com. Questions may be edited for length and clarity. I'm about to order my Tha...

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It's Time to End Factory Farming

Nil Zacharias | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Farm Bill, Factory Farming, Health, Food Politics, Vegan, Factory Farms, Sustainability, Food Policy, Sustainable Farming, Industrial Agriculture, National Conference to End Factory Farming, Green News

There is common ground to be found by everyone ranging from vegans to die-hard meat eaters. No one can deny the destructive nature of the force that dominates our food system.

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Ten Rescued; Ten Billion More in Need

Kathy Stevens | Posted 12.18.2011

Read More: Animal Cruelty, Animal Rescue, Animal Suffering, Vegetarian, Factory Farming, Vegan, Agribusiness, Farm Animals, Animals, Impact News

For me, healing the physical and emotional scars inflicted on an animal continues to be the most deeply satisfying part of Catskill Animal Sanctuary's work.

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'Green News Report' - October 4, 2011

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 12.04.2011

Read More: Epa, Nigeria, Renewable Energy, Regulation, Green Belt Movement, Green News Report, Pollution, Solar Decathlon, Coal, Radiation, Engineering, Military, Radioactivity, Oil Spill, Big Oil, Fossil Fuels, Climate Science, Gop, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change, Global Warming Deniers, Solar Power, Global Warming, Bp, Energy, Lobbying, Nuclear Energy, Environmentalism, Shell Oil, Texas, Energy Efficiency, Koch Brothers, Dept of Energy, BRAD BLOG, Green News, Koch Industries, Sustainability, Logging, Natural Gas, BP Oil Spill, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Solyndra, China, Salmon, Navajo Nation, Shipping, Forests, Salmonella, Factory Farming, Mining, Uranium, James Hansen, Tuvalu, Green News

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'Contagion' Connections: How Links Among Humans, Animals And The Environment May Be Spawning A New Class Of Infectious Diseases

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 11.30.2011

Read More: Factory Farming, Environmental Health, Infectious Diseases, West Nile Virus, Swine Flu, Contagion Movie, Bird Flu, The Infection Loop, Contagion, Deforestation, Infectious Disease, Green News

The first in a series investigating the complex linkages between human, animal and environmental health: The Infection Loop. Bronx Zoo pathologist ...

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Who Cares if Animals Feel?

Ari Solomon | Posted 10.29.2011

Read More: Factory Farming, Animal-Sentience, Descartes, Animals, Animal Testing, Animal Abuse, Ethics, Green News

Instead of presuming that animals feel nothing, and that experiences such as fear and pain are innately human, why don't we err on the side of caution and assume that animals do feel something.

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