May 2, 2013

Huff Post GREEN: Industrialized Factory Farming

Huffington Post GREEN: First Ag-Gag, Now the Name Game

Paul Shapiro, the V.P. of Farm Animal Protection within the Humane Society of the United States, wrote this article in the Huff Post GREEN blog about the poor treatment of farm animals under the current system of industrialized animal agriculture, highlighting the pork industry in particular. Shapiro states that the practices involved in factory farming are the root causes behind the failing industrialized animal agribusiness. Instead of trying to improve the conditions of factory farms, businesses are electing to cover up the ill-treatment of farm animals through "Ag-Gag" laws and other methods of public deceit. Read the full article by clicking on the link above.


This video shows a debate that CNN hosted about the issue of Ag-Gag laws.

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