Happier meals : rethinking the global meat industry /
Nierenberg, Danielle.
Happier meals : rethinking the global meat industry / Danielle Nierenberg ; Lisa Mastny, editor. - Washington, D.C. : Worldwatch Institute, c2005. - 91 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. - State of the world library. Worldwatch paper ; 171. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 68-85) and index.
The jungle, revisited -- The disassembly line -- Appetite for destruction -- Spreading disease -- Happier meals.
This book documents the harmful effects of factory farming in both industrialized and developing countries and explains the range of problems it can cause. From transmission of disease and loss of livestock diversity to hazardous and unsanitary processing methods, it shows clearly why factory farming is an unsafe, inhumane, and ecologically disruptive form of meat production. Also shows how the individual can make a difference by supporting local, organic, or pasture-raised animal products.
1878071777 (pbk.)
2005932799
Meat industry and trade.
Livestock factories.
Meat industry and trade--Health aspects.
Natural foods.
TS1955 / .N54 2005
Happier meals : rethinking the global meat industry / Danielle Nierenberg ; Lisa Mastny, editor. - Washington, D.C. : Worldwatch Institute, c2005. - 91 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. - State of the world library. Worldwatch paper ; 171. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 68-85) and index.
The jungle, revisited -- The disassembly line -- Appetite for destruction -- Spreading disease -- Happier meals.
This book documents the harmful effects of factory farming in both industrialized and developing countries and explains the range of problems it can cause. From transmission of disease and loss of livestock diversity to hazardous and unsanitary processing methods, it shows clearly why factory farming is an unsafe, inhumane, and ecologically disruptive form of meat production. Also shows how the individual can make a difference by supporting local, organic, or pasture-raised animal products.
1878071777 (pbk.)
2005932799
Meat industry and trade.
Livestock factories.
Meat industry and trade--Health aspects.
Natural foods.
TS1955 / .N54 2005