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5 Reasons Why You Should Care About Zoonotic Diseases

Zoonotic diseases—also known as zoonoses—are diseases that pass to humans from other animals. Three out of four emerging infectious diseases in humans are zoonotic, with many originating in the meat industry. In the United States and around the world, animals raised for food are kept in filthy, crowded conditions, often without fresh air or sunlight. […]

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Hannah Bugga
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What Do “Humane Meat” Labels Mean?

Farms supplying brands with “humane meat” typically raise animals in appalling conditions that most people would never consider “humane.”

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Kimberly Johnson
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What Investigators Found After Following a Pig Transport Truck for 30+ Hours

Animal protection organization Animal Outlook recently shared their experience following a pig transport truck for 32 hours straight. The investigators followed the truck as it traveled 1,200 miles from Nebraska to California and never once saw the pigs let out of the trailer despite the soaring summer temperatures. The investigators also caught the drivers breaking […]

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Hannah Bugga

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