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Animal Factory: The Looming Threat Of Industrial Pig, Dairy, And Poultry Farms To Humans And The Environment (2010)

by David Kirby(Favorite Author)

3.84 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0312380585 (ISBN13: 9780312380588)

languge

English

genre

Food & Cookbooks

publisher

St. Martin's Press

review 1: David Kirby’s look at factory farming. I was initially put off by the book because of its narrative. I did not really want to get into the people’s lives and what they thought, I just wanted all the straight facts and figures. I stuck with it and found it to be worthwhile. There are some people who will always champion for what’s right and I’m glad to know these people better. I’m pretty sure we can’t go back to the old ways of producing food b/c big govt. won’t allow us to, but I’m glad to know there are people who are changing their minds and returning back to natural ways of producing food. I’m glad I support a CSA and I really want to know more about what I can do to eat sustainably.
review 2: Wow, what a well researched book! It is making... more me think more than twice about where my food is actually coming from. I am really glad that I stopped eating pork a couple of yr. ago and now I plan to either buy organic or look elsewhere for my protein sources. Even my veggies, unless organic, may be tainted. The very fact that chicken feed is laced with arsenic to "encourage them to eat and drink more" and then their poop is used as fertilizer, again spreading the arsenic onto our vegetables makes me want to gag. Oh, and also it's carried by the wind into homes, schools, etc. if a person is unlucky enough to live near a CAFO. Yes, I know that arsenic occurs naturally in the ground but no one needs it added to their diet since it has a cumulative effect. It will be interesting to see if the Pres. Obama will follow thru on promises made to the activists during his campaign if and when other pressing tasks settle down-wars, economy, etc. less

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