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“Despite this, only 7% of climate media coverage addresses climate media coverage addresses animal agriculture, illustrating just how hidden this system is not just to the everyday person, but even to those deeply embedded in climate work.”
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Does Factory Farming Contribute to Pandemics?
Epidemiologists have raised concerns that factory farms, where large numbers of genetically similar animals are kept in close quarters, can serve as ideal environments for new viral strains to emerge and spread. The CDC warns that 75% of new or emerging infectious diseases in people originate in animals.
Outbreaks of avian influenza have surged since 2020, and the link to industrial poultry production is well-established. When bird flu has been detected, the USDA requires farms to cull (kill) every bird, a policy that has contributed directly to egg price spikes in recent years.