Study Calls for Halt in New Factory Farms, Citing “Enormous” Human Health Risks
A new study published in Frontiers in Veterinary Science argues that there should be a moratorium on building or expanding poultry and pig farms because of the high risk of zoonotic disease. While the study focused specifically on the U.K., the findings concern pig and poultry farming globally. “The disease risks to humans from industrialized intensive animal farming, and especially mixed swine...