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Factory farming makes no economic sense
http://blog.beliefnet.com/ crunchycon/ 2008/ 05/ factory-farming-makes-no-econo.html
Factory farming makes no economic sense Kara Hopkins at The American Conservative recalls a right-wing friend saying he doesn't care what people say about the morality of factory farming, he likes cheap meat, and that's that. But now: A new report by the Pew Charitable Trusts and Johns Hopkins School of Public Health finds that apart from the moral objections, the local ramifications, and the nutritional concerns about factory farming, even the economies-of-scale arguments used to justify it don’t hold up. Overuse of antibiotics breeds super-bacteria with grave human consequences and attendant healthcare costs.
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put down the hamburger and step away
http://djword.blogspot.com/2008/05/put-down-hamburger-and-st...I know this may come as a shock, but apparently factory farmed meats pose health, environmental and economic risks to the world, America, its farmers and citizens. Down with cheap meat! Here is the study, which says the risk is unacceptable. It is not liberals only taking notice. American Conservative has, too. Thanks to Crunchy Con for the link. Just get down to the Library, bookstore or iTunes and pick up In Defense of Food, Michael Pollan's great new book which is the opposite of everything you have heard from official sources concerning eating over the past 40 years or his instant classic The Omnivore's Dilemma, the story of where our food really comes from and put down the fast food and learn to eat... not just feed or refuel.
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