CM ThiedeWe still haven't come to the conclusion that this shit is bad news? There's better ways, they just won't make people a quick buck.
Paria sans portefeuille"About 26 billion #chickens occupy Earth, but apart from the lucky ones in backyards, most are condemned to the hellscape that is #industrialFarming."
Ian Frazier reviews #UnderTheHenfluence, #Yardbirds, and #Hatched
https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2026/02/12/bang-the-drumstick-slowly-under-the-henfluence-yard-birds/
https://archive.ph/v4Fjl
#farms #factoryFarms #factoryFarming #CAFOs #crueltyToAnimals #BigAg #animalWelfare #poultryIndustry #poultry #backyardChickens #books @bookstodon
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Little Red Barns: Exposing Factory Farms and Fascism with Will Potter
Miro CollasHen cages and pig farrowing crates to be outlawed in England | Animal welfare | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/22/government-outlaw-hen-cages-pig-farrowing-crates-england
A step in the right direction, at least.
NonilexRosenberg is an #AnimalRights activist with the group Direct Action Everywhere, or #DxE, which is known for animal rescues & #protests that often garner national attention. #PerdueFarms is one of the largest poultry producers in the country & supplies major grocery chains….
“This is not a whodunit. This is a why-dunit,” said Kevin Little, one of Rosenberg’s lawyers, during his opening statement.
He said Rosenberg, who has been charged with 3 misdemeanors & felony conspiracy, investigated the plant for 2 months before taking the birds & consulted a veterinarian who was concerned about images that appeared to show animals being boiled alive. Chris Carraway, her other atty, said in a statement that this “was a rescue, not a crime.”
Steve Dustcircle 🌹#FactoryFarms Don’t Just #Stink — They Make it Harder to #Breathe, Too
…#Trump’s sweeping tax-&-spending #law expanded safety nets for large commodity crop operations [#FactoryFarms], such as corn & soybeans, for feed & biofuels.
But #nutrition & #LocalFood programs #fruit & #vegetable growers depend on were slashed, & his #trade policies chilled demand from top export partners, according to government data & academic researchers.
#economy #agriculture #farmers #FamilyFarms #business #climate
#Factoryfarms don’t just #stink — they make it harder to #breathe, too
https://grist.org/food-and-agriculture/factory-farming-linked-to-air-pollution-across-us/
#LettersAndPolitics welcomes investigative journalist #WillPotter, author of #LittleRedBarns: Hiding the Truth, from Farm to Fable
https://kpfa.org/episode/letters-and-politics-july-10-2025/
#factoryFarms #factoryFarming #CAFOs #crueltyToAnimals #BigAg #AgGagLaws #lawfare #USpol #animalWelfare #meatIndustry #books @bookstodon
The Power of Agricultural Industry | KPFA
Guest: Will Potter is an award-winning investigative journalist who focuses on social justice and environmental movements, and attacks on civil liberties post-9/11. He is the author of Green Is the New Red: An Insider’s Account of a Social Movement Under Siege and his latest, Little Red Barns: Hiding the Truth, from Farm to Fable. … Continued