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Animal Advocates' Successes Have Factory Farmers Running Scared

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One outspoken proponent of factory farming cited in the HPMAJ column is "Trent Loos, a rancher, journalist and vocal livestock supporter." According to the HPMAJ column, "Loos told cattle producers the livestock industry must show the public that there are moral and ethical justifications for taking the life of an animal to feed a person.

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The True Costs of Eating Meat

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McWilliams highlights the true environmental costs of eating meat: The livestock industry as a result of its reliance on corn and soy-based feed accounts for over half the synthetic fertilizer used in the United States, contributing more than any other sector to marine dead zones. About the Washington Post columnist: James E.

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Endangered Species Act: Delisting the Black-capped Vireo?

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and it breeds in the scrublands of Texas, Oklahoma, and northern Mexico. Our analysis indicates the known threats at the time of listing, habitat loss through land use changes, livestock grazing, and vegetation succession, and brown-headed cowbird parasitism, are reduced or adequately managed. FWS should decide within a year.

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We Cannot Allow This Administration’s Environmental Policies To Stand

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We recently learned of the administration’s plans to expand the border wall in Texas within the Santa Anna National Wildlife Refuge ! Let’s look at Trump’s famous plan to build a wall on our Southern border. What affect would that have on wildlife? The list goes on and on. Don’t even get me started on healthcare.