The vegetarian solution to water pollution: based on the United Nations Report "Livestock's Long Shadow".
IN 2006, THE UNITED NATIONS RELEASED A report assessing livestock raising and its impact on the environment. Henning Steinfeld, senior author of this report, announced, "Livestock are one of the most significant contributors to today's most serious environmental problems.... Urgent action is required to remedy the situation." ...

The pertinence of sacrifice--some notes on Larry the Luckiest Lamb.
Taking the possible relevance of animal sacrifice in the context of modern industrial food production as a starting point, the article examines the ethical and analytical status of industrially slaughtered animals, the transformation of violence within the slaughterhouse, the biopolitical articulation between literal and figurative logics of sacrifice and...

Hog industry potential in Mindanao.
THE lowest cost of pork production in the world is probably in Mindanao according to an executive of PIC, a world producer of hogs and listed in the London Stock Exchange. Right now the cost of production of some of the commercial companies are already below R40...

Dogs know how to party; author wants you to join the fun.
Byline: Lewis Taylor The Register-Guard Calling Ingrid Newkirk controversial is a bit of an understatement - the co-founder of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has an order in her will to be barbecued when she dies to bring publicity to the horrors of meat processing...

RP eyes Singapore, EU as new markets for poultry and pork.
Byline: MELODY M. AGUIBA The government is eyeing bigger market access for the country's pork and poultry in Singapore and the Europe which seek food safety certifications particularly Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) from Filipino exporters. Davinio Catbagan, Bureau...

"Frank Perdue, are you telling the truth about your chickens?" (animal rights group challenges Perdue's ads)
"Frank Perdue, Are You Telling the Truth About Your Chickens?" An Animal Rights Group Challenges Perdue's Ads Frank Perdue is probably the most successful marketer of processed chickens in the world. Much of his success has been ascribed to the appeal of his advertising. According to...

What it takes to be an ISO-certified meat plant.
Just what does it take a meat plant to achieve an ISO-certified status? Hard, dedicated, consistent and persevering work and commitment to bring only the best products to the consumer. These were Monterey's answers and over three decades of experience has proven the company right. ...

Federal Legislation Seeks to Keep 'Downed' Animals Out of Food Supply.
Farm Sanctuary Supports Permanent Ban on the Marketing of Animals Too Sick or Injured to Walk WATKINS GLEN, N.Y., Jan. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Farm Sanctuary, the nation's leading farm animal shelter and advocacy organization, today announced its support of the Downed Animal and Food Safety Protection Act...

Avoiding Job-related Injuries.
Know how to protect yourself when you're working part-time. Bobby wasn't supposed to be there. He was too young for the job, but there he was anyway, working in a beef-processing plant in Ohio when suddenly the unexpected happened. Bobby Lee Cantley, just 15, slipped and fell...

The killing floor: three slaughterhouses marked the end of the road for 88,000 American horses in 2005. But it's Europeans who are eating the meat.
In the East Texas hamlet of Kaufman last month, a fetid wind ruffled the stripes of the largest American flag in town. It had been a gift to locals from executives of the pungent Dallas Crown slaughterhouse. A few blocks away, company president Michael deBeukelaar stood in City Hall...