Animal Factory Map

photo from Food & Water Watch

Check this out, an animal factory map of the U.S. created by Food & Water Watch. It's a sad sight for my state of California. But way to go, Massachusetts!

"We wanted to illustrate something that people in rural America have known for a long time: independent family farms are being replaced by factory farms, and these facilities are overwhelming some regions of the country. This method of raising livestock harms rural communities and puts small family farms out of business. It takes away consumers’ choice at the grocery store, makes food safety problems happen on a larger scale, and creates more waste than the surrounding environment can adequately absorb. It keeps animals packed tightly together inside buildings and relies on overusing antibiotics, creating a perfect breeding ground for antibiotic-resistant superbugs that can make all of us sick."

"Concentrating the amount of animals into one factory farm, and certain types of factory farms into one part of the country, also concentrates the effects of their waste on the environment. And it sends products from unsustainable, potentially unsafe facilities far and wide before a problem is even detected, putting consumers all over the country at risk." - Food & Water Watch