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A new study has found that the huge global expansion of chicken farming has created ideal conditions for Campylobacter to spread, mix and acquire new traits that help it survive.
It’s interesting that even the stricter standards for humane treatment in the UK (compared to the US) still isn’t enough to keep the birds from basically living in a petri dish. Poor things, and also yuck.
Together, poultry slaughtering and processing companies reported more severe injuries to the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) than many industries that are popularly recognized as hazardous, such as sawmills, industrial building construction, and oil and gas well drilling
It’s interesting that even the stricter standards for humane treatment in the UK (compared to the US) still isn’t enough to keep the birds from basically living in a petri dish. Poor things, and also yuck.
The meat, dairy, etc. industry are horrifying all around the world. Some countries are just better at playing it down than others
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/18/uk-has-more-than-1000-livestock-mega-farms-investigation-reveals
Both for the non-human animals as well as the workers
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/sep/28/revealed-exploitation-of-meat-plant-workers-rife-across-uk-and-europe
https://www.hrw.org/report/2019/09/04/when-were-dead-and-buried-our-bones-will-keep-hurting/workers-rights-under-threat