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• 27 factory farm workers face amputation or hospitalization on average a day
• Workers, mostly PoC, kill all males chicks & cut off the tip of the females’ beaks, affecting mental health
• 70% experience 1+ symptoms of respiratory illness
• 27 factory farm workers face amputation or hospitalization on average a day
• Workers, mostly PoC, kill all males chicks & cut off the tip of the females’ beaks, affecting mental health
• 70% experience 1+ symptoms of respiratory illness
Workers drown in animal shit:
• Shit is stored below grated floors or sheds
• Workers who enter these “manure lagoons” to perform maintenance have been instantaneously asphyxiated by the release of hydrogen sulfide gas
• Once unconscious, workers drown in the liquid manure.
• Shit is stored below grated floors or sheds
• Workers who enter these “manure lagoons” to perform maintenance have been instantaneously asphyxiated by the release of hydrogen sulfide gas
• Once unconscious, workers drown in the liquid manure.
The story of Enrique Araiza:
• Enrique was 24 yrs old
• He was attempting to clear a blockage in a manure pit pump.
• He was overcome by the gases & collapsed facedown in the manure
• Jose Alatorre also entered the same pit & was affected by the gas
• Both tragically drowned
• Enrique was 24 yrs old
• He was attempting to clear a blockage in a manure pit pump.
• He was overcome by the gases & collapsed facedown in the manure
• Jose Alatorre also entered the same pit & was affected by the gas
• Both tragically drowned
Fast facts:
• On average, 99% of the animal products you consume come from these factory farms
• Performing castrations, teeth clipping, tail cutting, ear notching & debeaking as well as killing animals who are weak and dying severely affects the mental health of these workers
• On average, 99% of the animal products you consume come from these factory farms
• Performing castrations, teeth clipping, tail cutting, ear notching & debeaking as well as killing animals who are weak and dying severely affects the mental health of these workers
Some statistics about factory farms:
• A job at a factory farm has one of the largest turnover rates in America.
• Their turn overrate is 95-100% annually
• 72% of workers are born outside of America
• 68% are born in Mexico
• 48% can’t legally work in the US
• A job at a factory farm has one of the largest turnover rates in America.
• Their turn overrate is 95-100% annually
• 72% of workers are born outside of America
• 68% are born in Mexico
• 48% can’t legally work in the US
More fast facts:
• slaughterhouse workers can legally be fired at any time
• as a result, many don’t report injuries due to fear of being fired
• investigations uncovered that 15 year olds are working in these farms despite their 18 year old age requirement
• slaughterhouse workers can legally be fired at any time
• as a result, many don’t report injuries due to fear of being fired
• investigations uncovered that 15 year olds are working in these farms despite their 18 year old age requirement
Various animal rights activists released these photos from inside factory farms:
What you can do:
• replace milk w/ a plant based milk
• swap out meat for a mock meat
• try meatless Monday
• buy locally + support farmers markets
• take time to educate yourself
• adopt a vegan or vegetarian lifestyle
• join a Facebook activist page
• spread awareness
• replace milk w/ a plant based milk
• swap out meat for a mock meat
• try meatless Monday
• buy locally + support farmers markets
• take time to educate yourself
• adopt a vegan or vegetarian lifestyle
• join a Facebook activist page
• spread awareness
Since buying local meat, “”humanely raised””, organic, “”free range””, animal products can get pricey and is inaccessible to low income, here are some vegan meals I cook on a budget:
Here are some brands I recommend that can be found at almost any grocery store:
• @gardein
• @MorningStrFarms
• @Lightlife
• @Tofurky
• @FollowYourHeart
• @daiyafoods
• @amys
• @WholeFoods 365
• @BeyondMeat
• @QuornUS
• @HaloTopCreamery
• Boca
• Amy’s
• So Delicious
• @gardein
• @MorningStrFarms
• @Lightlife
• @Tofurky
• @FollowYourHeart
• @daiyafoods
• @amys
• @WholeFoods 365
• @BeyondMeat
• @QuornUS
• @HaloTopCreamery
• Boca
• Amy’s
• So Delicious
Some amazing vegan accounts to follow for inspiration and support:
@amandaasette, @eatpussynotpigs, @VeganGenesis, @mangomami7, @spooky_vegan, @veganflavaflav, @tastefullytayy, @meatymcsorley, @kristaforwalkin, @MrsAnahata, @lavidalightskin, @glowyaquarius, @jonaweinhofen
@amandaasette, @eatpussynotpigs, @VeganGenesis, @mangomami7, @spooky_vegan, @veganflavaflav, @tastefullytayy, @meatymcsorley, @kristaforwalkin, @MrsAnahata, @lavidalightskin, @glowyaquarius, @jonaweinhofen
Sources 
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• https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thrillist.com/amphtml/eat/nation/best-fake-meat-vegetarian-substitutes
• http://www.onegreenplanet.org/environment/the-human-victims-of-factory-farming/
• http://www.foodispower.org/slaughterhouse-workers/
• http://www.foodispower.org/factory-farm-workers/
• https://vegnews.com/2013/4/inside-the-life-of-a-factory-farm-worker
: • https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thrillist.com/amphtml/eat/nation/best-fake-meat-vegetarian-substitutes
• http://www.onegreenplanet.org/environment/the-human-victims-of-factory-farming/
• http://www.foodispower.org/slaughterhouse-workers/
• http://www.foodispower.org/factory-farm-workers/
• https://vegnews.com/2013/4/inside-the-life-of-a-factory-farm-worker
