But #factoryfarms/ #CAFO are economically efficient. (The silent disclaimer: IF AND ONLY IF you conveniently ignore all of the externalized costs)
Ammonia pollution hotspots found in areas of UK with most pig and poultry factory farms
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/16/ammonia-pollution-hotspots-uk-pig-poultry-factory-farms?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
#UK looks to relax planning rules for #factoryfarms after #industrylobbying | #Farming | The Guardian
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UK looks to relax planning rules for factory farms after industry lobbying
Exclusive: documents chronicle years-long campaign to make it easier to build intensive livestock units
✍️Zach Boren
Ministers are rewriting planning rules to make it easier to build intensive livestock farms despite concerns about water pollution, air quality and local opposition
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/02/uk-looks-to-relax-planning-rules-for-factory-farms-after-industry-lobbying
The Guardian | UK looks to relax planning rules for factory farms after industry lobbying by Zach Boren
Exclusive: documents chronicle years-long campaign to make it easier to build intensive livestock units
Ministers are rewriting planning rules to make it easier to build intensive livestock farms despite concerns about water pollution, air quality and local opposition.
Documents obtained by the Guardian under the Freedom of Information Act show that proposed changes to the national planning policy framework (NPPF) were discussed by ministers and officials in response to concerns of the country’s leading chicken producers, who have been lobbying on the issue for at least two years.
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We 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.
"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
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.”
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