Blog entries tagged livestock farming

Sustainable Home for Chickens

John Allegro — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 05:00:00 +0100

70 six-week old chicks moved into a new sustainably built home, courtesy of some faculty, staff, and students of Vermont's Green Mountain College. The 130 square foot digs was constructed almost entirely from local materials at a cost of about $2,000.

"The lumber comes from white pine that was milled in town and the foundation and floor is made of slate supplied by a local quarry," said Lucas Brown, assistant professor of environmental studies at GMC. The onlRead More...

PAMTA Follow-Up

John Allegro — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 05:00:00 +0100

Text of the press release from the office of Congresswoman Louise Slaughter regarding introduction of legislation that would limit the use of antibiotics in livestock:

Washington, DC - Congresswoman Louise M. Slaughter (D-NY), Chairwoman of the House Rules Committee and a microbiologist with a Masters degree in Public Health, today introduced the "Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act" (PAMTA) in the House of Representatives. This critical legislation is desigRead More...

Legislation to Help Curtail Overuse of Antibiotics on Factory Farms

John Allegro — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 05:00:00 +0100

Rep. Louise Slaughter (D, NY) was set to reintroduce the Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009 (PAMTA) to congress today. The bill will seek the withdrawal of antibiotics important to human health from use on factory farms unless animals are sick. Medical experts agree that the misuse of antibiotics in industrial farming directly contributes to a dramatic rise in antibiotic-resistant infections in people.

According to estimates by the Union of Concerned ScieRead More...

"Climate Change - It's What's for Dinner"

John Allegro — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 06:00:00 +0100

This public service announcement was produced by an organization called "Let's Act Now". The goal of the clip is to raise awareness of the incredible amount of energy that is used in the process of growing meat. And yes, the massive volume of greenhouse gases that are emitted by the livestock themselves! According to a recent report from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, animal farming produces more greenhouse gases than all global transpoRead More...