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Meat and Dairy Industry On Course To Contribute More Global pollution Than OIL Companies

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Last updated on: August 10, 2018

Within the next few decades, Big Meat and Big Dairy will surpass Big Oil for climate pollution, according to a new study by the non-profits GRAIN and the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy. The jointly published study quantified emissions… [read]

FDA Loophole That Allows Farmers To Administer Antibiotics Indefinitely

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Last updated on: August 9, 2018

Antibiotics benefit farmers by speeding up the time it takes livestock to be ready for slaughter. Cows and chickens and other livestock grow faster with antibiotic use than they would otherwise. For cattle, the time from birth to slaughter can… [read]

Trump Administration Ordered to Stop Drugging Migrant Children

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The Shiloh Treatment Center, in Texas near Manvel, is one of 32 Texas facilities that is licensed to care for migrant children who have been separated from their parents. The officials there were administering psychotropic prescription drugs to migrant children… [read]

In Shocking Development, Chemicals in Food and Packaging are Toxic to Children

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The American Academy of Pediatrics recently issued a statement calling for more stringent food safety standards. Children are especially vulnerable to the negative effects of food additives, processed foods, and toxic food packaging. These harmful substances can have long-lasting health… [read]

The US Has a 2.5 Billion-pound Surplus of Meat and A 1.39 Billion-pound Surplus of Cheese

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Last updated on: August 1, 2018

The factory-farming meat and dairy industries produce more greenhouse gas emissions worldwide than the transportation industry, yet we are producing far more meat and dairy than we can consume. The US Department of Agriculture also says that our meat producers… [read]