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The Joy of CAFO's - NOT!
« on: March 29, 2012, 10:44:38 am »
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/03/28/cafo-vs-organic-farm-environment.aspx?e_cid=20120328_DNL_art_2

From the link above:

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There's Nothing "Neighborly" About a CAFO …

The Pork Producers Council had the audacity to massively misstate that their farms are designed to protect the environment and be good neighbors. Swine CAFOs are notorious for the odors they produce. Living in the nearby vicinity to one is akin to living next to a landfill or a chemical factory, maybe even worse. It's not unusual for people to report the fumes coming from the CAFOs are so bad they can't make it from their house to their car without stopping to retch. This isn't only a matter of bad odor, though; it's a serious health threat. As reported in a literature review from the National Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production:iii

"Ammonia emissions from hog farms react with other gases in the air to form fine particle pollution, a public health threat linked to decreased lung function, cardiovascular ailments and most seriously, premature death.

… Air emissions from lagoons, sprayfields and hog houses have been linked to neurological and respiratory problems … Subjects in a controlled exposure chamber who were exposed to air from hog operations for one hour reported headaches, eye irritation and nausea … Unpleasant odors have been found to be a nuisance and emotional stressor on neighbors and are known to contain irritants that can cause damage to mucosal linings in the nose, throat and respiratory tract.

… Researchers from the UNC School of Public Health and Duke University found that neighbors exposed to odors from hog operations showed evidence of reduced immune system function … Evidence is also emerging that indicates that the health of citizens living near hog operations is negatively affected. Research in Iowa and North Carolina showed that neighbors living within three miles of hog operations experience elevated levels of respiratory complaints relative to those living near other animal production operations or crop production.

… Abhorrent odors can be exacerbated by the smell and sight of rotting flesh from hog carcasses that are often stored in "dead boxes" close to neighbors' property lines. "Dead trucks" that transport hog carcasses to rendering facilities also emit odor.

… There are also concerns about the exposure of workers or neighbors to antibiotics in the dust generated in the hog confinement facilities, which are vented to the outdoors. …A North Carolina study of 58,169 children found a 23% higher prevalence of asthma symptoms among students attending schools where staff noticed livestock odors indoors twice a month or more."

Needless to say...  Spread the word, and don't support CAFO's!
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