
Hen 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.

Hen 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.
Rosenberg 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.”
#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
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
#FactoryFarms and the Next #Pandemic: How Industrial #AnimalAgriculture Fuels #GlobalHealth Threats
https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/06/13/factory-farms-and-the-next-pandemic/
Throughout human history, zoonotic diseases, illnesses that jump from animals to humans, have shaped civilizations, triggered pandemics, and rewritten the course of economies. The Black Death, which ravaged Europe in the 14th century, originated from bacteria transmitted by fleas that lived on rats. Ebola, HIV, and SARS-CoV-2, which caused COVID-19, all had animal origins. As humanity’s relationship with animals has become increasingly industrialized through factory farming, the risk of zoonotic spillover has escalated.