The animal agriculture industry severely mistreats sentient beings, does tremendous harm to the environment and spreads disease in the process of producing food that is not only unnecessary but unhealthy for us to eat. Why in the world are we providing the industry with billions of dollars of subsidies each year?
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“Nearly 10 billion animals are killed for human consumption each year in the United States. Ninety-nine percent are raised on factory farms, which maximize agribusiness profits at the expense of the animals, the environment, social justice and public health.”
http://www.farmsanctuary.org/learn/factory-farming/“On today’s factory farms animals are crammed by the thousands into filthy, windowless sheds and stuffed into wire cages, metal crates and other torturous devices.”
https://cosmoschronicle.com/factory-farming-is-the-definition-for-extreme-misery-for-animals/We Have to Wake Up: Factory Farms are Breeding Grounds for Pandemics
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/apr/20/factory-farms-pandemic-risk-covid-animal-human-healthAntibiotic Use on Farms Threatens Pandemic ‘Much Bigger than Covid’ - “Health experts are calling for a ban on use of low doses of antibiotics on healthy farm animals saying the practice is breeding untreatable ‘superbugs.’”
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/antibiotics-farm-animals-covid-pandemic-b1974937.htmlAquaculture: The Painful Truth Beneath the Surface - “Putrid conditions, rampant disease and widespread cruelty to fish...”
https://animaloutlook.org/aquaculture-painful-truth-beneath-surface/“Several new studies and investigations have just been published which demonstrate the clear link between environmental destruction and factory farming.”
https://www.ciwf.org.uk/news/2022/01/studies-reveal-devastating-impact-of-factory-farmingFactory Farming is Driving the Sixth Mass Extinction
https://mercyforanimals.org/blog/factory-farming-is-driving-the-sixth-mass/“Consuming meat increases the risk of developing heart disease, diabetes, pneumonia and several other conditions according to a study published in BMC Medicine.”
https://www.pcrm.org/news/health-nutrition/consuming-meat-increases-risk-heart-disease-pneumonia-diabetes-and-other“Milk and other dairy products are the top source of saturated fat in the American diet, contributing to heart disease, type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease. Studies have also linked dairy to an increased risk of breast, ovarian and prostate cancers.”
https://www.pcrm.org/good-nutrition/nutrition-information/health-concerns-about-dairyCholesterol from Egg Consumption Associated with Early Death – “Researchers tracked dietary cholesterol and consumption of egg whites, whole eggs and egg substitutes for more than 500,000 participants and monitored heart disease-related deaths. The addition of half an egg per day was associated with more deaths from heart disease, cancer and other causes.”
https://www.pcrm.org/news/health-nutrition/cholesterol-egg-consumption-associated-early-deathAcademy of Nutrition and Dietetics Stance on Vegan and Vegetarian Diets – “…vegan diets are healthful, may prevent and treat chronic diseases and are better for animals and the environment.”
https://www.pcrm.org/news/health-nutrition/academy-nutrition-and-dietetics-publishes-stance-vegan-and-vegetarian-dietsBritish Dietetic Association Confirms Well-Planned Vegan Diets Can Support Healthy Living in People of All Ages
https://www.bda.uk.com/resource/british-dietetic-association-confirms-well-planned-vegan-diets-can-support-healthy-living-in-people-of-all-ages.html
