Ventilation Shutdown PLUS, Veal Calf Rebranding, and a Chicken Crust Pizza Nobody Asked For: The Animal Ag Industry’s Week in Horrors | Rising Anxieties

About this episode

The episode discusses recent troubling developments in the animal agriculture industry, including inhumane practices and supply chain issues.

The animal agriculture industry had a busy week proving it can always find new depths to plumb. From North Carolina State University researchers congratulating themselves on shaving four minutes off the time it takes to suffocate chickens, to the beef-on-dairy pipeline quietly turning male calves into a supply chain “opportunity,” to a USDA food safety apparatus held together with 9% fewer…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jasmin Singer, Mariann Sullivan

Topics covered

• animal agriculture
• animal rights
• food safety
• veal calves
• chicken welfare
• suffocation methods

Keywords

• animal agriculture
• suffocation
• veal calves
• food safety
• chicken welfare

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: North Carolina State University, USDA

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