Factory farming is one of the most universally loathed industries on Earth. After all, it sucks for our health, our animals, our environment, and it's putting small farmers out of business. So why is it still happening?
I chat with
— a leading researcher in farm animal welfare and global food policy, to understand the true scale and impact of intensive “factory farmed” animal agriculture, and what we can do to improve it as appetites for meat increase.We hear how corporate lobbying and political corruption have allowed the normalization of practices so harmful to both human and animal health they take your breath away… including irresponsibility towards deadly pathogens like H5N1, intentional mass animal torture, chronic antibiotic misuse and environmental contamination of everything downstream of these giant farms.
On the more positive side, we explore the growing bipartisan support for animal welfare among voters, and how simple ballot measures could radically shift the future of our food back onto a healthier, more win-win path.
So strap in for an intense episode—but one that’s packed with practical solutions and many reasons for hope.
Please share widely! Chapters and show notes below.
Chapters
0:00 - Intro & Lewis's life story
4:20 - What Qualifies as a Factory Farm?
14:20 - The Human Cost Of Factory Farming
20:33 - U.S. Labeling Standards
25:11 - Pandemic Risks from Factory Farming
31:45 - Environmental Impacts
36:28 - Mental Health Of Farm Workers
43:13 - Undercover Reporting
48:14 - Political Corruption and Incentives
53:14 - EATS Act & the Farm Bill
1:00:32 - Ag-gag Laws
1:04:32 - Improvements & Solutions
1:17:29 - Government Subsidies
1:24:02 - Technological Solutions
1:31:08 - Cultivated Meat
1:39:52 - What YOU can do!
1:45:38 - Finding a Win-Win Future of Farming
Links :
♾️ US Statistics on Factory Farming: https://ourworldindata.org/data-insig...
♾️ Global Statistics on Factory Farming https://ourworldindata.org/how-many-a...
♾️ Voters Demand Farm Animal Protections : https://www.dataforprogress.org/blog/... ♾️ Take Action to Oppose the EATS act / anti Prop 12 addition to the Farm Bill: https://animalequality.org/stop-eats-...
♾️ Follow Lewis on Twitter: www.twitter.com/lewis_bollard
♾️ Follow Lewis on Substack: https://substack.com/@farmanimalwelfare
Credits ♾️ Hosted by Liv Boeree ♾️ Edited and Mixed by Jackson Page ♾️ Produced by Luca de Vico
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