by User | Jan 16, 2017 | Factory Farming, News
By Jean Paul Olmsted This year’s elections have brought severe consternation to many of us. And some of the appointments to president-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet have raised no small amount of trepidation among animal rights activists. But, amid the rubble, there...
by User | Oct 30, 2016 | Factory Farming
By Jean Paul Olmsted We live in a world repeat with profound misery. As Buddha learned, we cannot hide from it; it will find each and everyone one of us. Suffering, like most things in life, is not distributed equally; some get more than their share and others less....
by admin | Aug 10, 2016 | Factory Farming
Remember the days of the idyllic Midwest farms with the typical family working side by side, and animals from chickens to cows grazing in the sunlight of a green pasture? Well, those farms are now few and far between, as concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFOs)...
by admin | Jul 6, 2016 | Crate Free USA, Factory Farming
By Jess Chipkin Welcome to our blog, Greener Pastures. This blog is a platform for Crate Free Illinois volunteers to speak out about animals condemned to life on CAFOs (Concentrated Animals Feeding Operations). Or, as we like to call them, animal factories. Americans...