bs2> you drive down the highway in #Iowa.. you see them one after the other after the other. They’re often interspersed, #PoultryFactory next to a #HogFactory, which of course increases the chance for interspecies mingling of influenza virus. If we thought #SwineFlu was bad, we may get an avian swine flu hybrid from the close proximity of these factories. From the outside, they look fairly innocuous.
https://www.democracynow.org/2010/8/24/david_kirby_on_the_looming_threat
#chickens #pigs #AnimalFactory And people have to work here...
David Kirby on “The Looming Threat of Industrial Pig, Dairy and Poultry Farms on Humans and the Environment”
We speak with David Kirby about his book Animal Factory: The Looming Threat of Industrial Pig, Dairy and Poultry Farms on Humans and the Environment. “We need more regulations, and we need enforcement of the regulations,” Kirby says. “These [food] companies are self-policing, and they are operating on the honor system. And consumers are obviously paying the price.” [includes rush transcript]