Industrial farming tied to pandemics

I wasn't surprised to hear a report on the FOX News Channel that the recent swine flu outbreak may be tied to factory farming.

On factory farms, animals are crammed by the thousands into filthy sheds, which are a breeding ground for new strains of bacteria and viruses. Hans-Gerhard Wagner, a senior officer with the U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization, called the intensive industrial farming of livestock an "opportunity for emerging disease."

While going vegetarian is the best action that any individual can take to prevent animal-borne diseases, there is much more that our representatives can do to fight potential pandemics.

Please help fight the spread of swine flu and the emergence of new animal-borne diseases by calling on Congress to end to factory farming in the United States.

opinion@dailyemerald.com

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