Animal FactoriesUnrestrained technology applied to animals, fueled by the desire for increased profit, exacts a price on human values, the environment, the health of consumers and the welfare of small farmers that we can no longer afford to pay. Mason and Singer address these problems and offer solutions in Animal Factories Update. Black-and-white photographs. |
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... environmental problems associated with animal agriculture . Herbert Snyder , Secretary of the National Council of Public Land Users , gave us information about grazing and land use in the West . Tom Smith of the Community Nutrition ...
... environmental problems associated with animal agriculture . Herbert Snyder , Secretary of the National Council of Public Land Users , gave us information about grazing and land use in the West . Tom Smith of the Community Nutrition ...
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... environmental , and other popular concerns . With a truly progressive attitude about food and environmental issues , farmers could gain a fair amount of muscle in coalition with groups working on these issues . Farmers who ignore these ...
... environmental , and other popular concerns . With a truly progressive attitude about food and environmental issues , farmers could gain a fair amount of muscle in coalition with groups working on these issues . Farmers who ignore these ...
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... Environmental Impact Resulting from Unconfined Animal Production , Environmental Protection Technology Series ( Wash- ington , D.C .: Office of Research and Development , U.S. Environmental Agency , March 1978 ) , p . 9 . 8. A. Jensen ...
... Environmental Impact Resulting from Unconfined Animal Production , Environmental Protection Technology Series ( Wash- ington , D.C .: Office of Research and Development , U.S. Environmental Agency , March 1978 ) , p . 9 . 8. A. Jensen ...
Contents
What Its Like to Be a Biomachine | 1 |
FactoryMade Pigs | 8 |
FactoryMade Beef | 15 |
Copyright | |
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