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Veganism is a philosophy and way of living which seeks to exclude—as far as is possible and practicable—all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing or any other purpose; and by extension, promotes the development and use of animal-free alternatives for the benefit of animals, humans and the environment. In dietary terms it denotes the practice of dispensing with all products derived wholly or partly from animals.

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Race, Poverty, and Potential Exposure of Middle-School Students to Air Emissions from Confined Swine Feeding Operations (europepmc.org)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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"Previous research about the presence of swine CAFOs shows a disproportionately high concentration of the industry in communities of color despite the declining number of black farmers in the southeastern United States."

"... swine CAFO emissions and any inhalable exposures, including odorant and nonodorant chemicals and respirable organic dusts, that correlate with odor disproportionately affect a population of children and adults who, regardless of their livestock-related exposures, may be predisposed to asthma-related health outcomes and other illnesses for reasons largely attributable to their economic disadvantage."

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

I had the misfortune of driving through a CAFO once on a road trip through Northern Texas and you could smell it from miles away and it was clearly bad for you I can't imagine having to live nearby.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

I went to school near one for a while, and the smell was just awful and haunting.