{"id":798,"date":"2024-05-16T16:22:23","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T16:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farmstand.chee.studio\/factory-farms-are-a-breeding-ground-for-disease-we-deserve-a-healthier-food-system\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T22:00:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T22:00:37","slug":"factory-farms-are-a-breeding-ground-for-disease-we-deserve-a-healthier-food-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farmstand.org\/es\/factory-farms-are-a-breeding-ground-for-disease-we-deserve-a-healthier-food-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Factory Farms Are A Breeding Ground For Disease. We Deserve A Healthier Food System."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Por <a href=\"http:\/\/farmstand.org\/es\/team\/sylvia-regan\/\"><strong>Sylvia Regan<\/strong><\/a><br>Paralegal de investigaci\u00f3n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the spring of 2024, reports emerged of dairy cows across the country being infected with H5N1 bird flu in many states across the country \u2014 the first time this virus has been detected in dairy cattle. A Texas <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/03\/31\/1241897770\/bird-flu-dairy-cows-idaho-kansas-texas-michigan-new-mexico\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">worker who was exposed to sick cows contracted the disease<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> in March, thankfully with only minor symptoms, marking only the second case of H5N1 ever known in humans in the United States. The World Health Organization has called the spread of H5N1 to people \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2024\/apr\/18\/risk-bird-flu-spreading-humans-enormous-concern-who\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">an enormous concern<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u201d while <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4647247-cdc-recommends-ppe-livestock-workers-bird-flu-risk-low\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">the CDC has recommended state public officials make personal protective equipment available<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> to livestock workers. The rising spread of bird flu in mammals like dairy cows has increased concerns that the virus might evolve and get better at infecting humans.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How we got here<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">With hundreds or thousands of animals crammed into close quarters, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">industrial animal agriculture is a breeding ground for disease<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Some infectious diseases spread only between animals. Others can jump from animals to humans\u2014these are called zoonoses or zoonotic diseases. Some zoonotic diseases you\u2019ve probably heard of or even had yourself are swine flu, salmonella, and MRSA (methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus).&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Diseases that cross the species barrier can be particularly concerning and dangerous because our human immune systems and available medicine might not be prepared to protect us from these new germs. The COVID-19 virus is a zoonosis that, while not tied to industrial animal agriculture, exposed just how vulnerable our society is to novel zoonotic diseases and how seriously we should try to reduce the risk of future pandemics. <\/span><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">But these industrial-scale operations come at an extreme cost to animal welfare and public health<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Close confinement of animals can <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/farmstand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.08.15-FINAL-Prop-12-Amicus.pdf\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">increase disease transmission<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. More contact with other animals, longer contact, poor ventilation, and lack of sunlight all mean more and better chances for disease to spread. This increased transmission of disease means that animals kept in close concentration are a recipe for disaster when it comes to diseases evolving to be more infectious, more severe, or novel diseases. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news\/item\/07-11-2017-stop-using-antibiotics-in-healthy-animals-to-prevent-the-spread-of-antibiotic-resistance\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Routine overuse and misuse of antibiotics<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> to promote the growth rate of animals and prevent disease in these settings leads to dangerous antibiotic resistant strains of disease that threaten human health.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It&#8217;s not just the animals who suffer from this. Studies show that people who work in slaughterhouses are more likely to encounter zoonoses like MRSA and salmonella. Their families also are more likely to get sick from the same diseases. Even people who aren\u2019t directly connected to the industry are put at risk when disease carrying animals are transported through their area. In one study, researchers drove cars with the windows down behind a truck transporting chickens to slaughter. What they f<\/span>ound was alarming: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S1876034108000026?via%3Dihub\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">antibiotic resistant bacteria in the air inside the cars<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and even on the tops of their drinks in the cupholders.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"347\" src=\"https:\/\/farmstand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/iStock-1254673739-3-scaled-e1715876380991.jpg\" alt=\"Una mujer adulta de mediana edad que trabaja en una granja lechera\" class=\"wp-image-804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/farmstand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/iStock-1254673739-3-scaled-e1715876380991.jpg 520w, https:\/\/farmstand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/iStock-1254673739-3-scaled-e1715876380991-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">T<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">here\u2019s a better way to raise animals for food, and independent farmers, ranchers and producers are <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.r-calfusa.com\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">showing<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/ilstewards.org\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">us<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/landstewardshipproject.org\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">how<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Producers who care \u2014 about their animals, their workers, and their communities \u2014 are raising animals in healthier conditions. When farming decisions are made by people who care, not huge corporations calculating maximum profits, animals are raised with more space, more sunshine, and less stress, and we are all healthier for it.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>FarmSTAND&#8217;s role<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">FarmSTAND is fighting for a better food system that protects people and animals from disease and exploitation, including by defending laws that help shift our system towards a better future. <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">When the pork lobby challenged California\u2019s groundbreaking law to limit the sale of pork produced using extreme confinement, FarmSTAND made sure worker safety advocates\u2019 voices were heard. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/farmstand.org\/es\/caso\/proposition-12\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">FarmSTAND defended Proposition 12<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> with a Supreme Court amicus brief explaining how limiting extreme confinement will make a real change for the health and safety of workers, their families, and communities.&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There is so much at stake when it comes to improving our food system. Industrial animal agriculture is a public health issue \u2014 and a big one. The current fact is that food system workers, their families, and their communities are unfairly exposed to dangerous diseases every day. <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">And we simply cannot afford to <\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/future-perfect\/2024\/5\/3\/24147217\/bird-flu-h5n1-chickens-covid-pandemic-cattle-milk-virus-coronavirus\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">ignore<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> the <\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/hls.harvard.edu\/today\/us-faces-serious-risks-of-zoonotic-disease-says-report-by-harvards-animal-law-policy-program\/\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">risk that the next zoonotic pandemic spills over from industrial animal agriculture<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> tomorrow.&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We deserve a food system that nourishes our well-being, not threatens it. That\u2019s why we\u2019re fighting for a just, transparent food system in which animals, people, and the planet can be safe and healthy.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 ventilation, and lack of sunlight all mean more and better chances for disease to spread. 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