Newly published figures show for first time how US-style factory farms have spread across British countrysideThere are more than 1,000 US-style mega-farms in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, including some holding as many as a million animals, according to a new investigation.In the US, mega-farms are defined as those that hold more than 125,000 birds reared for meat, or 82,000 egg-laying hens, 2,500 pigs, 700 dairy cows or 1,000 beef cattle. These are labelled by US officials as a concentrated animal feedlot system (CAFO). Continue reading...
UK has more than 1,000 livestock mega-farms, investigation reveals
18. srpna 2022 7:45
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Celý článek: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/18/uk-has-more-than-1000-livestock-mega-farms-investigation-reveals
Zdroj: The Guardian