Animal Ethics
JULY 15, 2009
We can thank factory farming for yet another antibiotic-resistant supergerm: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA). The numbers are high and rising: From 1996 to 2005, MRSA-related hospitalizations increased nearly tenfold. All evidence points to factory farms. We've seen this with E.
Animal Ethics
AUGUST 2, 2008
And thanks to federal corn and soybean subsidies, factory farms saved an estimated $3.9 billion a year between 1997 and 2005, totaling nearly $35 billion, according to researchers at the Global Development and Environment Institute at Tufts University. To the Editor: Nicholas D. Kristof’s column broke my heart.
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