Pew Commission Confirms Industrial Farm Animal Production Bad News

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Pew Commission confirms industrial farm animal production bad news
The Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production (PCIFAP) released their report two and a half years in the making that finds Industrial Farm Animal Production (IFAP) poses an "unacceptable risk" to the environment and to human health. The report reviews the impact of IFAPs in four main areas--public health, environment, animal welfare and rural America--finding serious problems and grave concerns in each. Some practical recommendations include bans on non-theraputic use of antibiotics, disease-monitoring programs for traceability, treating IFAPs as industrial operations and improving the broken waste-management systems. Read the overview or the full report.