Screwworms, Spy Drones, and a Ballot Initiative That Could Break the Meat Industry | Rising Anxieties

About this episode

The episode discusses the recent challenges faced by the meat industry, including the arrival of Screwworm in Texas and a potential ballot initiative in Oregon.

The meat industry is having a week — and not the good kind. Screwworm has officially crossed the U.S. border into Texas, turning what was once a theoretical threat into a two-case-and-counting reality, while your tax dollars are already being mobilized to save an industry that created the conditions for this mess. Meanwhile, Oregon is inching toward a ballot initiative that…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jasmin Singer, Mariann Sullivan

Topics covered

• animal rights
• meat industry
• ballot initiatives
• screwworm
• agriculture
• environmental impact

Keywords

• Screwworm
• meat industry
• Texas
• Oregon
• ballot initiative
• animal rights
• agriculture
• environment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Oregon, meat industry

Places: Texas

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