Although these smaller systems appear to be environmentally sustainable, considerable evidence suggests otherwise.
The Myth of Sustainable Meat - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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Grass-grazing cows emit considerably more methane than grain-fed cows.
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If we raised all the cows in the United States on grass (all 100 million of them), cattle would require (using the figure of 10 acres per cow) almost half the country’s land (and this figure excludes space needed for pastured chicken and pigs).
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How Using Antibiotics In Animal Feed Creates Superbugs : The Salt : NPR - 0 views
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antibiotics in livestock feed give rise to antibiotic-resistant germs that can threaten humans.
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an antibiotic-susceptible staph germ passed from humans into pigs
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it became resistant to the antibiotics tetracycline and methicillin
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Harold Brown ~ ARZone Chat Transcript of 16/17 October 2010 - Animal Rights Zone - 0 views
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In my opinion there isn't a heck of a lot of difference between these "animal protection" organizations and the industry and its proxies. Another way to think of this situation is what we have seen in the environmental movement since the 1980's. What I have observed is that once any organization grows to a certain critical mass things change. There is always a disconnect from the grassroots and survival of the corporate entity is job one. It was a back room trade off. An "I'll scratch your back, you scratch mine." The industry is changing of its own volition due to recent developments in animal husbandry and the re-engineering of the animals them selves. As far as I know these "animal protection" organizations have never put into print, spoke of or promoted animal rights. It is the media that has conflated these animal husbandry reform organizations with animal rights and many well meaning activists become confused and support them thinking that they are convertly animal rights organizations.
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You talk about cattle and dairy culture being validated by TV advertisements; about a dominating culture of indoctrination; and how frightening social change can seem.
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Where the animal movement has gone wrong for over 30 years is the story they shared. It is a message of suffering, cruelty and harm.
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