Cows belong in fields... again

I have revisited this topic today, as a reminder of why I believe the campaign against the Nocton Dairies' planning application was fully justified.

Factory Farming Is Not the Best We Have to Offer

'Farming has been drastically altered in the U.S. over the last 25 years.  Small farms have been replaced by large, industrialized factory operations, and animals and the natural world have become mere commodities in the process.'

http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2011/10/13/factory-farming-is-not-the-best-we-have-to-offer/

Viral storm: why factory farming is bad for your health

'Matilda Lee reports on the alarming findings of a new book that shows how the threat of global disease pandemics is increasing because of our love affair with industrial animal farming.'

http://www.theecologist.org/how_to_make_a_difference/food_and_gardening/1110019/viral_storm_why_factory_farming_is_bad_for_your_health.html

An HSUS Report: The Welfare of Cows in the Dairy Industry

If you still harbour doubts over whether it was right to fight this application, you may like to read the following report:

http://www.humanesociety.org/assets/pdfs/farm/hsus-the-welfare-of-cows-in-the-dairy-industry.pdf

EU to phase out antibiotics for farm animal diseases

'The European Parliament has backed the phasing out of antibiotics on farm animals for disease prevention in order to ensure such treatments remain effective for humans.'

http://www.farminguk.com/news/EU-to-phase-out-antibiotics-for-farm-animal-diseases_21989.html

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