Agriculture Reference
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“[T]he vast majority of America's meat
and produce are controlled by a handful of
ruthless monopolies that house animals
in industrial warehouses where they are
treated with unspeakable and unnecessary
cruelty. These meat factories destroy family
farms and rural communities and produce
vast amounts of dangerous pollutants that
are contaminating America's most treasured
landscapes and waterways.”
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—Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
“I could be out in the gardens, and you have
to run for the house if the wind switches
direction.”
—Herb Guth, Peoria County, Illinois
“People want to talk about the smell—that
it is unpleasant. The smell is a warning, the
particulate matter that is being emitted and
embedded into your lungs is much more
serious. As a group, we are concerned,
gravely concerned. Not just for ourselves, but
for all of the people in this community now,
and all those who will come after us.”
—Jay Coffman, Rush County, Indiana
