| Cafo: The Tragedy of Industrial Animal Factories Contributor(s): Imhoff, Daniel (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1601090587 ISBN-13: 9781601090584 Publisher: Earth Aware Editions OUR PRICE: $45.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Animal Rights - Political Science | Public Policy - Agriculture & Food Policy - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General |
| Dewey: 179.3 |
| LCCN: 2010924902 |
| Physical Information: 1.51" H x 12.06" W x 13.4" (6.62 lbs) 384 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: CAFO provides an unprecedented view of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations where an increasing percentage of the world's meat, milk, eggs, and fish are produced. As the photos and essays in this powerful book demonstrate, the rise of the CAFO industry has become one of the most pressing issues of our time. Industrial livestock production is now a leading source of climate changing emissions, a source of water pollution, and a significant contributor to diet-related diseases, and the spread of food-borne illnesses. The intensive concentrations of animals in such crammed and filthy conditions dependent on antibiotic medicines and steady streams of subsidized industrial feeds poses serious moral and ethical considerations for all of us. CAFO takes readers on a behind-the-scenes journey into the alarming world of animal factory farming and offers a compelling vision for a food system that is humane, sound for farmers and communities, and safer for both consumers and the environment. |