The hidden link between factory farms and human illness.

By God there should be restrictions on these antibiotics . they are posioning th food supply.are we all going to sit back and wait till its too late to do something, Or are we gonna take a stand agaist this kind of crap. Myself , well am standing up against this. there are so many hidden facts that we may nver know the whole truth , so thats why we all need to educate ourselves. and get out and protest this write your governors let them all know we are pissed off and we want this to end now , not tomorrow please everyone votethis up and send it to everyone in your list , the bigger the noise we make the better it will be for all of us

The best beef I've ever eaten was in Argentina, where the cattle are free range and eat a diet of delicious, natural, pampas grass.

Forget about the heath effects for just a second, and think about quality of life. We are being force fed expensive (Argentine beef is also VERY inexpensive) sub-par animal products, and being billed for premium products.

It only makes sense that if it tastes bad, it probably is bad for you. Factory farms rot...Free-range rocks.

I don't eat meat, but even if you don't the effects of the pollution and filth from these farms still affects you. And with all of the antibiotics fed these animals they are bound to wind up in humans. As stated above, the Infectious Diseases Society of America has declared antibiotic-resistant infections an epidemic in the United States. I think it comes down to truly taking a look at our lifestyles and slowing down. We are out of control.

simple solution, stop stuffing meat in your face (not give up meat, just eat it in proper amounts)

everyone did that...boy it'd help

Its important to remember that it's not about being a vegetarian or not. It's about the quality of food period. The meat and vegetables that we buy at the market are from mass production, the animals are kept in inhumane conditions and our vegetables come from crops that are not only saturated in pesticides but also most contain GMO's. In order to stop these things from happening, as a people we need to take it back to a community level. Support your local farmers, buy organic veggies and free range. It's all part of the Going Green initiative.

I dated a girl for a few years who had become allergic not to beef, but to the hormones and other stuff they put in the cows' diets (or so we hypothesized). It was quite tragic, really - especially since organic steaks now cost around $10/lb., but I guess at least she could eat those...

I wonder how many other people are affected like that. I love my beef and I'd be pretty pissed off if I couldn't eat beef because I was allergic to the stuff they were feeding the cows.

This is exactly why I have a huge garden, and when I settle, will have chickens and perhaps raise beef for myself. You cannot trust people driven by profit to care for your health and the health of the planet. Factory farms are terrible; even mass-production vegetable farms are terrible. Small time farmers use the land much more efficiently than corporations do when they grow one giant field all of the same crop, and small time ranchers have no need for constant antibiotics - their cattle don't get sick because they aren't wallowing around in their own shit, packed in against each other like sardines, spreading diseases rampantly.

If nothing else, the pollution could be easily adressed:
These factory farms are often near water supplies that carry the waste downstream, causing the spread of bacteria, fish-killing algal blooms, and all kinds of other problems. By simply putting a barrier of fungi in between the water and the cattle, it reduces pollution drastically. Innoculate the area with mushroom spawn, and the mycelium will digest the waste, leaving the water runoff largely free of fecal coliform and bacteria. This is called a mycofilter (see Mycelium Running by Paul Stamets) and it is easily and economically maintained - just add more wood chips here and there. And if you use an edible mushroom, you can efficiently produce even more food!

But that would be too logical.

The process in which we manufacture our food needs an overhaul. New infrastructure and investment... Good thing we gave alot of money to the banks right?

First of all humans have been eating meat since we became humans. Millions of years. While I respect the views of my veggie brethren, its matter of the cancer that is corporate greed creating a negative society that is making our citizans sick. Not about turning everyone into granola munchers. Call your pals at PETA if you don't like it.

Garbage in, garbage out. Support free range whenever possible.

As a biologist I've known about this for a few years, simple evolution, bacteria living organisms and will adapt to survive the pathogenic ones are quite nasty and since they can reproduce asexually very quickly the mutation rates can be very high.

FUCK!

there's finite energy in this world, which once was in ecological balance. now that energy is being converted into malcontent people, anguished farm animals, and torrents of waste.

and pharmaceuticals.

I want to hear the Vegans plan to produce enough animal free protein to support the billions of people on the earth. Also explain what your response will be once we "free" all the animals and they over breed and start dieing of disease and starvation. They dont allow deer to be hunted in Fairfax County, Virginia so every year I see hundreds and hundreds ground to bloody bits and rotting exploding carcasses along the highway. Maybe you could adopt a few thousand and take care of them like they deserve Animilo.

If you have known for a few years, especially as a biologist why didn't you let the rest of us know, its just recently that many people are coming across this information.

I knew Jan wouldn't be putting any meat in his mouth.

Two issues: anti-biotics and animal welfare

Anti biotics are overused everywhere, not just factory farms - they are a huge problem.

I don't think people will ever stop eating meat. But there are clearly other more humane, sustainable and ultimately profitable ways to raise and treat livestock. Free range should be only the beginning of the improvements, not the end.

It's not just about the meat. It's about everything regarding humans. We have become fat, greedy, selfish, rapacious organisms that eat too much, drink too much, shop too much, waste too much, ignore too much, and basically think that tomorrow will always be another day to do something about it... only that tomorrow never comes. We read about antibiotics in our meat, our milk, poisons in our food, fake food poisoning our traditional crops, and industrial robber barons getting away with destroying our environment and what do we do on the whole? We continue to eat too much, drink too much, waste too much, shop too much, and not read enough and not demand enough. And then we wonder why this world is going to hell in a handbasket. And as long as we continue to do that we will continue to see these stories.

I'm a member of the group, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. They've put together a brilliant video that brings out the beauty of vegetarianism as contrasted to the filth behind factory farms.

You can watch the video here:
http://www.peta.org/content/standalone/VeggieLove/default.aspx?c=pbsaftfe09

Buy local organic food. Free-roaming is superior to free-range.

Have any of you read the 80/10/10 diet by Douglas N. Graham? He has helped people get well from "incurable" illnesses through eating a raw and vegan diet or moving in that direction for the last 20 years. Another good source is Juicefeasting.com.

It is a fallacy that we need tons of protein when other primates eat only about 10% protein 10% fat and the rest fruits and leafy greens.

the factory farm industry is killing not only animals and humans but destroying the planet by using land that could grow healthy plant based foods to grow feed for millions of unhealthy, suffering animals who are tortured in concentration camps throughout the world. Being Vegitarian is a step but I am trying to get off dairy, (even organic dairy) because the cruelty to these dairy animals is unbelievable as well as making the medical industry rich with the side effects of eating this rubbish.