Factory Farms

New viral pandemics are just one of the many public health crises linked to factory farming. In this article, discover how factory farms contribute to antibiotic resistance, pollution, animal cruelty, foodborne pathogens, and other illnesses — making them a danger to both animals and humans alike.

In this video interview, New Jersey Senator, Cory Booker, sits down with John Robbins for a look at the powerful impact our food choices and food policies have on our health and world. Senator Booker gives his candid take on how our food system got so broken and what we can do as individuals, and as a society, to work toward an end to factory farms, food deserts, climate change, hunger, and extreme poverty. Despite the enormity of the problems we’re all faced with today, this interview will fill you with hope and empower you to take action for a healthier, more equitable, and more compassionate world.

I studied factory farms for years. Visiting one was far worse than I imagined.

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Get answers about grassfed beef. Is it healthier? Better for the environment? What does it taste like? And how is it different than typical beef? Discover the truth about grass fed beef in this in-depth article. 

More and more people are realizing that our food chain is in crisis. Agribusiness has made profits more important than...

We live in a world of profound contradictions. Some things are just unbelievably strange. At times I feel like I’ve...