by admin | Sep 11, 2018 | Factory Farming, Pigs
The Knox County Pork Producers Association, in Knox County, Illinois, recently shared some photos on their Facebook page of some newborn piglets with their mom. The mother is in a pig farrowing crate, which – according to their post – provides this little family with...
by admin | May 16, 2018 | Crate Free USA, Factory Farming
Cheap Meat Equals Climate Change What is the problem with factory farming? The factory farming industry plays a major role in contributing to the problem of global climate change. This particular issue does not get addressed nearly as much as it should due to the...
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...
