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Category Archives: animal welfare
day 7 in Puebla
Meat, meat, meat. That was the day’s theme. The other aspect made very clear is how globalized our markets are. The first stop of the day was an industrial pig farm, RYC, where we were given a wonderful tour by … Continue reading
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sustainable seafood??
One of the hottest topics in the food world right now is the implementation of Whole Foods Market’s recent decision, nicely timed with Earth Day, to sell only sustainably harvested seafood. Numerous news sources have covered the story: see, for … Continue reading
antibiotics in livestock
The use of antibiotics in raising livestock has a long history (for a partial description, see ps.fass.org/content/84/4/634.full.pdf). Antibiotics have multiple uses – treating illness, preventing diseases in crowded animal operations, or as growth promoters. The use of antibiotics in feed … Continue reading
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decompressing the Wagner Food Policy Alliance event
Last night, I had a friendly conversation with the co-CEO of Whole Foods, Walter Robb, at NYU’s Wagner School of Public Service. Soon, I am told, there will be a podcast available, so those of you who were unable to … Continue reading
triumph of animal welfare over efficiency in production?
It is no secret that large-scale (and some smaller scale) livestock production values efficiency over animal welfare. Chickens are regularly debeaked, dairy cows are confined in close quarters, and pregnant sows are confined in “gestational crates,” which basically make it … Continue reading
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