It's Hitting the Fan: The Unchecked Growth of Factory Farms in Canada

No new factory farms should be built in Canada until the federal government establishes standards to protect human health and the environment.

It's Hitting the Fan: The Unchecked Growth of Factory Farms in Canada, outlines the emerging public health and environmental concerns surrounding factory farms:

  • Families living near factory farms face health problems from methane, hydrogen sulfide, ammonia and other toxic gases released by large liquid manure pits;
  • Factory farms keep animals in confined, crowded, often inhumane conditions;
  • The large populations of animals in close quarters increase the potential for disease, leading factory farm operators to feed animals large quantities of antibiotics. This practice can lead to more drug-resistant strains of bacteria, and pollute surface and groundwater; and
  • Antibiotic residues in animal products pose a health risk to humans.

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