Bird Flu Uncovered: The Silent Threat Lurking in Our Backyards and How You Can Outsmart It Today
In the United States, the American Public Health Association (APHA) is among those advocating for “radical” (from the Latin radix, for “root”) change. In 2003, the APHA passed a “Precautionary Moratorium on New Concentrated Animal Feed Operations,” in which it urged all federal, state, and local authorities to impose an immediate moratorium on the building of new factory farms—including industrial turkey, laying hen, broiler chicken, and duck facilities. In November 2019, it reiterated its stance, publishing a new policy statement calling once again for a moratorium on new factory farms, as well as a moratorium on the expansion of existing ones.
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