Comments on: Are Corporate Pig Farms Linked To Swine Flu? http://donklephant.com/2009/04/28/are-corporate-pig-farms-linked-to-swine-flu/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:56:10 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Michaelc http://donklephant.com/2009/04/28/are-corporate-pig-farms-linked-to-swine-flu/comment-page-1/#comment-453636 Michaelc Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:54:43 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=14601#comment-453636 There is no more powerful persuader for becoming vegetarian than to see the conditions that the animals you eat are raised in. 9 years ago I drove through the Texas panhandle which is a giant field of manure with millions of cattle living on top of it. Coincidentally I have also not eaten beef in 9 years, and just the memory of that smell makes me feel a little nauseous. Since then I have also seen how chickens and pigs are raised and that is even worse than the cattle. There is no more powerful persuader for becoming vegetarian than to see the conditions that the animals you eat are raised in. 9 years ago I drove through the Texas panhandle which is a giant field of manure with millions of cattle living on top of it. Coincidentally I have also not eaten beef in 9 years, and just the memory of that smell makes me feel a little nauseous. Since then I have also seen how chickens and pigs are raised and that is even worse than the cattle.

]]> By: Tico http://donklephant.com/2009/04/28/are-corporate-pig-farms-linked-to-swine-flu/comment-page-1/#comment-453486 Tico Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:24:54 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=14601#comment-453486 I'm from Iowa. Something people should know is that we have these farms in the U.S. too, and they are no safer. Hothouses for disease and dangerous experiments on the massive hog populations raised there. Unsafe meat, and unsafe conditions for people and the environment located nearby. Massive sewage lagoons with millions of gallons of hog feces and god knows what else in them, located foolishly close to wells which could contaminate the entire local water table in the event of a major manure spill. It is long past time the USDA and various health agencies get after these meat producers for the unsafe practices they employ which endanger us all. I'm an enthusiastic meat-eater and Midwestern farm supporter, but this has all the markers of something about to go terribly wrong. I’m from Iowa. Something people should know is that we have these farms in the U.S. too, and they are no safer. Hothouses for disease and dangerous experiments on the massive hog populations raised there. Unsafe meat, and unsafe conditions for people and the environment located nearby. Massive sewage lagoons with millions of gallons of hog feces and god knows what else in them, located foolishly close to wells which could contaminate the entire local water table in the event of a major manure spill. It is long past time the USDA and various health agencies get after these meat producers for the unsafe practices they employ which endanger us all. I’m an enthusiastic meat-eater and Midwestern farm supporter, but this has all the markers of something about to go terribly wrong.

]]> By: Bobby McGill http://donklephant.com/2009/04/28/are-corporate-pig-farms-linked-to-swine-flu/comment-page-1/#comment-453415 Bobby McGill Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:25:41 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=14601#comment-453415 You make some great points, they are really awful places and seeming breeding places for disease. On a lighter note, you might get a kick out of this: http://www.idlewordship.com/2009/04/obama-blames-swine-flu-on-george-bush.html great blog, keep it going. Bobby You make some great points, they are really awful places and seeming breeding places for disease.

On a lighter note, you might get a kick out of this: http://www.idlewordship.com/2009/04/obama-blames-swine-flu-on-george-bush.html

great blog, keep it going.

Bobby

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