The Hidden Link Between Factory Farms and Human Illness

The rising global demand for meat and poultry is putting human health at risk.

"factory farm" operations are often criticized for the smell and water pollution caused by all that concentrated manure; the unnatural, grain-heavy diets the animals consume; and the stressful, unhealthy conditions in which the animals live. You may not be aware, however, of the threat such facilities hold for you and your family's health - even if you never buy any of the meat produced in this manner. Full Story »

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by Tyler Kane - Nov. 4, 2009

Great piece of work. The research that makes up this piece is really great, there is a lot of really good information within the article. I feel like the overall presentation of the information was very good, linking to sources all through the article. Although it was long, I had no problem reading through the whole thing, very interesting.

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