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Big Ag Basically Wrote Trump’s Order to Keep Meatpacking Plants Open During COVID
More than 86,000 meatpacking workers have contracted COVID and more than 400 have died since the beginning of the pandemic.
Pig-Poop Lagoons Are Huge Polluters. A ‘Green’ Solution Might Make Them Dirtier.
The world’s largest pork processor says it has a “green” solution that could cover up some of the enormous pits. But not everyone is convinced.
Coronavirus Is Forcing Farmers to Give Their Pigs Away on Craigslist — And Even Euthanize Them
An oligopoly controls the meat industry, and it just broke the supply chain.
Food Workers Are Dying at Meat Processing Plants Where Social Distancing Is ‘Almost Impossible’
"Every day we worry about this virus.”
50,000 Pounds of Meat Destroyed After Worker Caught on Camera Peeing Under Conveyor Belt
In a video, the unidentified Smithfield Farms worker can be seen pulling his gloves off and urinating underneath the moving conveyor belt.
There's Something Suspicious About This Lifetime-Supply-of-Bacon Contest
Bacon is the best way into a lot of people's hearts, but is it also the best way to distract from abuse allegations and legal trouble?
Meet the Regulars at One of London’s Oldest Pie and Mash Shops
F. Cooke pie shop in London has been serving homemade pie, mash, and parsley liquor for generations. “Loads of customers still come in a few days a week,” says owner Joseph Cooke. “We have some in their 90s.”
Ag-Gag Laws Prevent You From Knowing How the Sausage Gets Made
North Carolina is dangerously close to preventing agricultural industry whistleblowers from exposing animal cruelty, unsanitary conditions, and more.