TY - BOOK AU - Nierenberg,Danielle AU - Mastny,Lisa ED - Worldwatch Institute. TI - Happier meals: rethinking the global meat industry SN - 1878071777 (pbk.) AV - TS1955 .N54 2005 PY - 2005/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - Worldwatch Institute KW - Meat industry and trade KW - Livestock factories KW - Health aspects KW - Natural foods N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 68-85) and index; The jungle, revisited -- The disassembly line -- Appetite for destruction -- Spreading disease -- Happier meals N2 - 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 ER -