Perspectivas
Factory Farms Are A Breeding Ground For Disease. We Deserve A Healthier Food System.
These industrial-scale operations come at an extreme cost to animal welfare and public health. Close confinement of animals can increase disease transmission. More contact with other animals, longer contact, poor…
Six clean water wins in the first half of 2023
Community organizers alongside public interest attorneys continue to stand against factory farms to defend our health and protect our waterways. Thanks to the tireless efforts of people on the ground…
Votar con la horca: Más allá del binario consumidor-trabajador
As much as our current food system would have us believe that we are all primarily and merely consumers, other roles we play — as workers, advocates, and community members…
Representing Isolated Farmworkers
Every person, regardless of where they come from, what they do for work, or where they live, should have access to fundamental services like healthcare, education, and legal help. As…
Why I’m Not Always Over The Moon For Meatless Meat
Few industries rival the devastation of industrial animal agriculture. It is a major driver of climate change, the leading cause of surface water pollution, and the basis of antibiotic resistance…
How Beef Companies Use the Checkoff to Squeeze Ranchers
The checkoff is a federal tax that forces ranchers to pay $1 per head every time cattle are sold, half of which is used in Montana and other states to…
Standing Up to the Chicken Industry’s Abuse of Contract Farmers
The meat industry flexes its anti-competitive market power in abusive ways. Learn how one Tyson Foods contractor featured in Super Size Me 2 is working with Public Justice to stand…