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Jan 29, 2013 - Humane Society

Agribusiness has introduced anti-whistle-blower or “ag-gag” bills in numerous states aimed at making whistle-blowing on factory farms essentially impossible.

Whistle-blowing employees have played a vital role in exposing animal abuse, unsafe working conditions, and environmental problems on industrial factory farms.

The agribusiness industry's response to these exposés has not been to prevent the abuses, but rather to try to prevent the American people from finding out about the abuses in the first place.

What exactly are anti-whistle-blower bills?

http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/campaigns/factory_farming/fact-sheets/ag_gag.html

May 14, 2013 Common Dreams
'AG-GAGGING': ARE WE KEPT IN THE DARK, OR WILFULLY BLIND WHEN IT COMES TO ANIMAL CRUELTY IN FACTORY FARMS? http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/05/14-8

May 12, 2013 The Independent
UK CAMPAIGNERS WARN AGAIN RISE OF 'MEGA-FARMS: COULD MASSIVE PIG, FISH AND DAIRY UNITS HARM ENVIRONMENT (AND YOU) http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/campaigners-warn-against-rise-of-the-megafarms-could-massive-pig-fish-and-dairy-units-harm-the-environment-8612471.html

HOW BIG AGRIBUSINESS IS INITIATING AND FUNDING THE ECO TERRORISM ACT http://newint.org/blog/2013/04/30/eco-terrorism-act-usa/

September 28, 2012 Grist
PORK BARREL SPENDING: HOW BIG AG LOBBYIST USE FEDERAL DOLLAR TO PROTECT FACTORY FARMS http://grist.org/food/the-other-white-meat/

STONED PIGS: Marijuana waste helps turn pot-eating pigs into tasty pork roast http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/20/us-usa-marijuana-pigs-idUSBRE94J0PL20130520?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews

             +++A PICTURE SAYS A THOUSAND WORDS+++

           Google Image Search: "Factory Farming" http://ow.ly/j6YZF

 NEW AG-GAG LAW: REPORTING FACTORY FARM ABUSES NOW AN "ACT OF TERRORISM"  http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/3995524567/new-aggag-law-reporting-factory-farm-abuses-now-an-act-of-terrorism

+++VIDEO: SO YOU WANT TO EAT INDUSTRIAL FACTORY FARMED EGGS? California Egg Farm Investigation | Mercy For Animals http://ow.ly/kXbz1

SO YOU WANT TO EAT FOIE GRAS? Ducks Cruelly Force-Fed for Enlarged Livers - YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uW2uiw-p_js

TURKEY TROUBLE: GENETICS GONE TOO FAR? http://science.kqed.org/quest/2012/11/19/turkey-trouble-genetics-gone-too-far/

CAFOs "ANIMAL CONCENTRATION CAMPS" = WHEN EVERYTHING BECOMES A COMMODITY FOR THE CORPORATE BOTTOMLINE - YOUR FOOD http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/2428996999/cafos-animal-concentration-camps-when-everything-becomes-a-commodity-for-the-bottom-line

BAN FACTORY FARM PIG CRATES IN NEW JERSEY - ForceChange http://forcechange.com/61963/ban-factory-farm-pig-crates-in-new-jersey/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ForceChange+%28ForceChange%29

4 April 2013 Triple Pundit
PORK PRODUCERS MUST HAVE 'ROCKS IN THEIR HEADS' TO USE SOW CRATES http://www.triplepundit.com/2013/04/sow-crates/

 March 20, 1013 - HuffingtonPost Green

IS THE PORK INDUSTRY PUSHING BACK AGAINST GESTATION CRATE BANS? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/20/gestation-crate-bon-appetit-pork-network_n_2916146.html?ref=topbar

26 March 2013 - Tom Philpott - Mother Jones
HOGWASH: BIG AG'S BAN ON CAGING PREGNANT PIGS IS JUST FOR SHOW http://www.motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2013/03/pork-industry-flack-gestation-crate-ban-show

SCIENTIFIC PAPER ARGUES AGAINST FACTORY FARMS "FEEDING THE WORLD" http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/3995263792/scientific-paper-argues-against-factory-farms-feeding-the-world

4.3 BILLION CONFINED FARM ANIMALS - CAFOs (Confined Animal Feed Operations  http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/1480506468/cafos-4-3-billion-confined-farm-animals-pose-environmental-and-public-health-risks

 April 29, 2013 Green Is The New Red
FIRST "AG-GAG' ARRESTS: FOR FILMING SLAUGHTERHOUSE -- FROM THE STREET http://www.greenisthenewred.com/blog/first-ag-gag-arrest-utah-amy-meyer/6948/

April 10, 2013 - Al Jazeera VIDEO REPORT
WATCH:

+++LEGALISING ANIMAL ABUSE IN THE USA?  - Inside Story Americas - http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestoryamericas/2013/04/201341083057617468.html

6 April 2013 - New York Times
VIDEO TAPING OF FARM CRUELTY IS NOW A CRIME  http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/07/us/taping-of-farm-cruelty-is-becoming-the-crime.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

7 April, 2013 - The Verve
ANIMAL CRUELTY WHISTLEBLOWERS TARGETED BY CHILLING STATE LAWS  http://www.theverge.com/2013/4/7/4193524/states-passing-laws-that-prevent-filming-animal-cruelty-on-farms

April 26, 2013 Food Safety News
"AG-GAG' LAW WILL LIKELY PASS IN INDIANA http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2013/04/ag-gag-might-pass-in-indiana-unless-the-clock-defeats-it/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foodsafetynews%2FmRcs+%28Food+Safety+News%29&utm_content=Google+Reader#.UXy_Y4Lyeic

NOW YOU WILL NEVER KNOW -- MORE STATES MOVE TO BAN HIDDEN CAMERAS ON FARMS http://sco.lt/57pzkn

March 22, 2013 - EcoWatch

WHISTLEBLOWER BILL WOULD CRIMINALIZE EXPOSING WRONGDOING AT FACTORY FARMS AND NOW...FRACKING SITE IN PENNSYLVANIA http://ecowatch.com/2013/whistleblower-factory-farms-fracking/

April 25, 2013 Government Accountability Project
USDA WHISTLEBLOWERS: CHEMICAL USE IN INDUSTRIAL FACTORY FARM POULTRY PLANTS A SERIOUS HAZARD http://www.whistleblower.org/blog/44-2013/2656-usda-whistleblowers-chemical-use-in-poultry-plants-a-serious-health-hazard

May 15, 2013 Mother Jones
MYSTERIOUS POOP FOAM CAUSES EXPLOSIONS ON HOG FARMS http://www.motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2013/05/menace-manure-foam-still-haunting-huge-hog-farms

March 14, 3013 - Mother Jones

IOWA'S FACTORY LIVESTOCK FARMS CHURN OUT MORE UNTREATED WASTE THAN THE HUMAN SEWAGE OUTPUT OF THE ENTIRE UNITED STATES  http://www.motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2013/03/chinas-dead-hog-scandal-gross%E2%80%94-so-are-our-factories-farms

April 22, 2013 - Humanosphere
STATE DEREGULATION OF INDUSTRIAL DAIRY FARMS - ENVIRONMENTAL COALITION RESPONDS http://www.riverkeeper.org/news-events/news/preserve-river-ecology/environmental-coalition-responds-to-state-deregulation-of-industrial-dairy-farms

April 24, 2013 Mother Jones Tom Philpott
OBAMA ADMIN. ON VERGE OF DRAMATICALLY SCALING BACK OVERSIGHT OF US' LARGEST CHICKEN & TURKEY SLAUGHTERHOUSES http://www.motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2013/04/usda-inspectors-poultry-kill-lines-chicken

           ++++A PICTURE SAYS A THOUSAND WORDS+++

                        Factory Farm Pig Gestation Crates

                   Google Image Search http://ow.ly/ktWuV

CORPORATE INDUSTRIAL FACTORY FARMING TREAT OUR ANIMALS LIKE INANIMATE AUTO PRODUCTION LINES http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/2841587423/corporate-industrial-factory-farming-treats-our-animals-like-objects-on-an-auto-production-line-you-are-what-you-eat

March 19, 2013 - Huffington Post

WHY EVERYONE SHOULD BE ANGRY ABOUT CORPORATE FACTORY FARMING http://sco.lt/7kUpVp

4.3 BILLION CONFINED FARM ANIMALS - CAFOs (Confined Animal Feed Operations  http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/1480506468/cafos-4-3-billion-confined-farm-animals-pose-environmental-and-public-health-risks

March 20, 2013 - Pew Health Initiatives

SHINING A LIGHT ON INDUSTRIAL FARMS ANTIBIOTIC USE - NEARLY 30 MILLION POUNDS OF ANTIBIOTICS WERE SOLD BY BIG PHARMA FOR USE IN FOOD ANIMALS http://www.pewhealth.org/reports-analysis/issue-briefs/washington-food-leaders-urge-sen-murray-to-shine-a-light-on-industrial-farms-antibiotic-use-85899461346

WHAT ARE YOU EATING? FOUR-FIFTHS OF ALL BIG PHARMA ANTIBIOTICS CONSUMED BY MEAT AND POULTRY INDUSTRY http://sco.lt/5qIZnN

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 >>>>>>> CAFO: THE TRAGEDY OF INDUSTRIAL ANIMAL FACTORIES: http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/1845482799/cafo-the-tragedy-of-industrial-animal-factories

CHICKEN CONCENTRATION CAMPS: GROUPS FILE MOTION TO STOP FARMS FROM USING WATERWAYS AS DUMPING GROUNDS http://sco.lt/5TfhOj

October 5, 2012: - The Globe and Mail

CAN MEAT FACTORIES BE SAFE, AT 4000 COWS A DAY, 3000 STEAKS A MINUTE? http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/can-meat-factories-be-safe-at-4000-cows-a-day-3000-steaks-a-minute/article4593690/

BLIND, FOOTLESS CHICKENS FOR FUTURE CAFO FACTORY FARMS | Farm Wars http://farmwars.info/?p=7897

THEY EAT WHAT? THE REALITY OF FEED AT ANIMAL FACTORIES | Union of Concerned Scientists http://www.ucsusa.org/food_and_agriculture/our-failing-food-system/industrial-agriculture/they-eat-what-the-reality-of.html

WHERE HAVE ALL THE FARMS GONE?  - OUR ASSEMBLY-LINE INDUSTRIAL FOOD SYSTEM Pew Environment Group http://www.pewenvironment.org/news-room/opinions/where-have-all-the-farms-gone-85899378434

YOUR CHICKENS ARE RAISED ON A STEADY DIET OF PRESCRIPTION, OVER-THE-COUNTER AND EVEN BANNED DRUGSa - CAFOs http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/1578060397/your-chickens-are-raised-on-a-steady-diet-of-prescription-over-the-counter-and-even-banned-drugs-cafos

CAFOs "ANIMAL CONCENTRATION CAMPS' - MORE, BIGGER, FASTER:

WHERE EVERYTHING BECOMES NUMBER ON A CORPORATE BALANCE SHEET http://sco.lt/4gk7yz

April 4, 2013 - Grist
WHITE HOUSE GUTS THE NEW SAFETY RULES IN FAVOR OF CORPORATIONS http://grist.org/food/oh-rot-the-white-house-just-gutted-the-new-food-safety-rules/?utm_campaign=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter

BIG AG - WHAT'S THE BIG SECRET - CAFOs - Take Action with the Pew Environment Group: http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/946961034/big-ag-what-s-the-big-secret-cafos-take-action-with-the-pew-environment-group

February 5, 2013 - Care2
MORE STATES WANT TO PUNISH PEOPLE REPORTING ANIMAL ABUSE http://www.care2.com/causes/more-states-want-to-punish-people-reporting-animal-abuse.html

2013 MORE STATES MOVE TO BAN HIDDEN CAMERAS ON FARMS - NOW YOU WILL NEVER KNOW  http://sco.lt/7Q7T6X

March 23, 2013 - Hoosier Ag Today
FARMERS FACING TOUGH OPPOSITION TO PRIVACY "WHISTLEBLOWER" LEGISLATION http://www.hoosieragtoday.com/index.php/2013/03/23/farmers-facing-tough-opposition-to-privacy-legislation/

March 17, 2013 - Pack Mentality
FACTORY FARMING INDUSTRY WANTS TO HIDE ACTS OF CRUELTY AND BLOCK ANY PROTECTION FOR THE ANIMALS AND YOUR FOOD http://tomgradyonline.com/wordpress/2013/03/17/factory-farming-industry-wants-to-hide-acts-of-cruelty-and-block-any-protections-for-the-animals/

March 6, 2013 - 

TURNING WHISTLEBLOWERS INTO CRIMINALS AND 'TERRORISTS' TreeHugger http://www.treehugger.com/corporate-responsibility/media-reports-ag-gag-censorship-laws.html

 March 21, 2013 - MyFDL
HOW THE POULTRY INDUSTRY IS GRINDING UP WORKERS' HEALTH AND RIGHTS http://my.firedoglake.com/meeshellchen/2013/03/21/how-the-poultry-industry-is-grinding-up-workers-health-and-rights/

April 6, 2013 Seed Daily

SHANGHAI STOPS POULTRY TRADE ON BIRD FLUE FEARS Shanghai stops poultry trade on bird flu fears http://www.seeddaily.com/reports/Shanghai_stops_poultry_trade_on_bird_flu_fears_999.html

------------------------ANTIBIOTICS IN OUR FOOD-------------------------

April 26, 2013 Huffington Post Green Andrew Gunther:
ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANT BACTERIA: BIG AG WASHES ITS HANDS OF ANY RESPONSIBILITY http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrew-gunther/antibioticresistant-bacte_b_3141661.html?utm_hp_ref=tw&utm_source=GRACE&utm_campaign=bdc6c91c69-5_8_2013&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d8918a9897-bdc6c91c69-119751893

March 20, 2013 - Pew Health Initiatives

NEARLY 30 MILLION POUNDS OF ANTIBIOTICS WERE SOLD BY BIG PHARMA FOR USE IN FOOD ANIMALS http://www.pewhealth.org/reports-analysis/issue-briefs/washington-food-leaders-urge-sen-murray-to-shine-a-light-on-industrial-farms-antibiotic-use-85899461346

ANTIBIOTIC USE IN FARM ANIMALS STILL BROADLY UNADDRESSED DESPITE 'FANFARE' FROM FDA  http://sco.lt/8A4ZdJ

28 March, 2013 - Earth In Transition
NEW DANGERS FROM FACTORY FARM BACTERIA AND ANTIBIOTICS http://www.earthintransition.org/2013/03/new-dangers-from-factory-farm-bacteria-

THE DRUG STORE IN AMERICAN MEAT:  CAFOs Factory Farming  http://sco.lt/6nyxoP

13 February, 2013 Mother Jones

FOUR-FIFTHS OF ALL BIG PHARMA ANTIBIOTICS CONSUMED BY MEAT AND POULTRY INDUSTRY - WHAT ARE YOU EATING? http://sco.lt/5qIZnN

STOP FACTORY FARMS FROM POLLUTING OUR WATERWAYS WITH DRUGS http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/3643934709/groups-file-motion-to-stop-factory-farms-from-using-waterways-as-dumping-grounds

27 March, 2013 - Earth In Transition
WHY THOUSANDS OF DEAD PIGS ARE FLOATING DOWN A CHINESE RIVER http://www.earthintransition.org/2013/03/why-dead-pigs-are-floating-down-a-chinese-river/http://www.earthintransition.org/2013/03/why-dead-pigs-are-floating-down-a-chinese-river/

March 14, 2013 - Mother Jones

CHINA'S DEAD HOG SCANDAL IS GROSS - BUT SO ARE THE HOG FECES IN THE US WATERWAYS http://sco.lt/5J0QEr

-                             ------------WATCH ---------

"A RIVER OF WASTE " 

Beginning with a history of the American food system, River of Waste shows its evolution to large-scale corporate farms where pollution and use of growth hormones threaten both individual health and the future of our planet http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/river-waste/

++++ VIDEO REPORT: ABC NEWS March 15, 2013

MORE STATES MOVE TO BAN HIDDEN CAMERAS ON FARMS - NOW YOU WILL NEVER KNOW ... http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/states-move-ban-hidden-cameras-farms/story?id=18738108

+++ VIDEO EXTREME CRUELTY EXPOSED AT MAJOR EGG FACTORY Extreme Cruelty Exposed at Major Egg Factory - YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=embnwQ7ohTc

++++ VIDEO March 22, 2013 - Care2

VEAL CALVES TOO WEAK TO STAND WILL NOT BE SLAUGHTERED - USDA http://s.einnews.com/VuigRh4iLP http://ow.ly/jmkEG

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Feb 28, 2013 - New Statesman

MEAT MARKET: THE RISKS OF OUR CORRUPT GLOBAL FOOD CHAIN  http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/culture/2013/02/meat-market-risks-our-corrupt-global-food-chain

AMERICAN MEAT:  SUSTAINABLE FARMING vs CAFOs CORPORATE FACTORY FARMING http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/3996006334/american-meat-sustainable-farming-vs-cafos-factory-farming

OUR INDUSTRIALIZED FOOD SYSTEM - PART 1 - BEEF'S RAW EDGES http://sco.lt/5gZpWT

FEEDING DEAD ANIMALS TO LIVESTOCK - AS HORSEMEAT HYSTERIA SPREADS, EU OPENS A MAD-COW CAN OF WORKS http://sco.lt/7GrQNV

LOSING TOUCH WITH OUR FOOD: INVITRO BURGER ANYONE? 

Inside the coming meat lab: the future of food http://sco.lt/5RSF8r

 INHUMANE RABBIT FARMING  http://forcechange.com/60952/protest-inhumane-rabbit-farming/

April 7, 2013 - Care2
BIOTECH COMPANY ABUSING AND NEGLECTING GOATS WHILE SELLING THEIR BLOOD http://www.care2.com/causes/company-abusing-and-neglecting-goats-while-selling-their-blood.html

       +++++++++++++++"ENVIROPIGS" +++++++++++++++++++

Rather Than Find An Alternative to Extreme Factory Farming, The Biotech Industry is altering our animals to keep "more of the same" mega-profit factory farming going, with little regulation, oversight, or labeling for consumers:

PATENT FOR A PIG:  BIOTECH SCIENTISTS "IMPROVE" TRANSGENIC GMO "ENVIROPIGS" http://sco.lt/7hrnF3

 MORE ON FACTORY FARMING HERE:

http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides?q=FACTORY+FARM

                                          +++WATCH+++

WATCH:

FORCING RAPID GROWTH FOR 'EFFICIENCY' AND PROFITS

+++++FOOD INC - FULL GROWN CHICKEN IN 49 DAYS http://sco.lt/5Za1o1

+++VIDEO: SO YOU WANT TO EAT INDUSTRIAL FACTORY FARMED EGGS? California Egg Farm Investigation | Mercy For Animals http://ow.ly/kXbz1

WATCH:

+++++THE MOST SHOCKINGLY BEAUTIFUL VIDEO ABOUT FACTORY FARMING - FROM AUSTRALIA  http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/3123800365/watch-the-most-shockingly-beautiful-video-about-factory-farming-from-australia

WATCH:

+++WHY WE NEED WHISTLEBLOWERS
Save the forgotten animals of live export http://www.animalsaustralia.org/take_action/forgotten-animals-of-live-export

WATCH:

April 9, 2013 - Democracy Now VIDEO INVESTIGATION
++++UNDERCOVER ACTIVIST DETAILS SECRET FILMING OF ANIMAL ABUSE & WHY 'AG-GAG' LAWS MAY FORCE HIM TO STOP http://www.democracynow.org/2013/4/9/undercover_activist_details_secret_filming_of

April 9, 2013 - Democracy Now VIDEO INVESTIGATION -

WATCH:

++++ AFTER ACTIVISTS COVERTLY EXPOSE ANIMAL CRUELTY IN FACTORY FARMS, SHOULD THEY BE TARGETED WITH "AG-GAG" LAWS? http://www.democracynow.org/2013/4/9/debate_after_activists_covertly_expose_animal

WATCH:

++++ VIDEO HOW WILL HISTORY REMEMBER US?  A WORLD WITHOUT FACTORY FARMS  VIDEO  YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fM6V6lq_p0o&feature=youtu.be

WATCH:

++++ "GENETIC ROULETTE - THE GAMBLE OF OUR LIVES"  - YouTube 1:24:59  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrWRzxMUfDE

AND THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING:

+++ NEW SECRETIVE CORPORATE TRANS PACIFIC TRADE DEAL WILL IMPACT US ALL AS OUR RIGHTS AND REGULATIONS ARE NEGOTIATED AWAY  http://sco.lt/62UixN

29 January 2013 GENETICALLY MODIFIED SALMON - A FAST GROWING HYPE Utviklingsfondet http://www.utviklingsfondet.no/om-oss/presse/pressemeldinger/genetically-modified-salmon-a-fast-growing-hype/

http://ecowatch.org/2012/approval-of-frankenfish/

THERE ARE MASSIVE AND DISTURBING ETHICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH CONCERNS THAT MAKE THE INTRODUCTION OF GMO SALMON (OR ANY ANIMAL) HIGHLY CONTROVERSIAL AND THEY NEED TO BE FULLY ADDRESEED BEFORE INTRODUCTION INTO THE HUMAN FOOD CHAIN.

MAJOR US FOOD RETAILERS TO SHUN GENETICALLY MODIFIED, PATENTED, FACTORY FARMED, ENSLAVED SEAFOOD http://sco.lt/4qgoDZ

OBAMA TO MOVE FORWARD ON GMO SALMON APPROVAL, REGARDLESS OF 400,000 SIGNATURES... « The True Food Network http://truefoodnow.org/2012/12/21/obama-administration-snubs-risks-moves-forward-with-ge-salmon-approval/

 VIDEO REPORT March 28, 2013 RT News
' FRANKENFISH' HEADING TO YOUR DINNER PLATE AS OBAMA SIGNS 'MONSANTO PROTECTION ACT' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ao7ECASd5pc

SCOTTISH FISH FARMERS USE RECORD AMOUNTS OF PARASITE PESTICIDES DESTROYING MARINE ECOSYSTEMS http://sco.lt/4i52I5

GENETIC MODIFICATION STRAINS OLD FOOD AND DRUG LAWS - HOW A FISH BECOMES A DRUG AND CORN A PEST http://sco.lt/6vynBp

You Should know that this genetically engineered salmon was pushed through as a new "Animal Drug Application" NOT as "Consumer Food

April 25, 2013 Center for Food Safety
NEARLY 1.5 MILLION OBJECTIONS TO GENETICALLY ENGINEERED SALMON FILED WITH FDA http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/press-releases/2121/nearly-15-million-objections-to-genetically-engineered-salmon-filed-with-fda

April 27, 2013 Main Sun Journal
AQUACULTURE OPERATOR TO PAY $490,000 AFTER ILLEGAL PESTICIDE USE KILLS LOBSTERS IN CANADA http://www.sunjournal.com/news/maine-business/2013/04/27/cooke-aquaculture-pay-490000-after-illegal-pestici/1354960

>>>>>Reuters, Dec 24, 2012 FDA CLOSER TO APPROVING BIOTECH SALMON, CRITICS FURIOUS  http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/21/us-usa-fish-gmo-idUSBRE8BK16O20121221?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews

Critics say the new salmon is a "dangerous experiment" considered as a new "animal drug application"not food, and have pressured the FDA to reject it. They say the FDA has relied on outdated science and substandard methods for assessing the new fish. "We are deeply concerned that the potential of these fish to cause allergic reactions has not been adequately researched," said Michael Hansen, a scientist at the Consumers Union.

20 March, 2013 - The Guardian Environment

MAJOR US SUPERMARKETS TO BOYCOTT GM SALMON  - FIRST OF 30 OTHER GENETICALLY ALTERED SPECIES UNDER DEVELOPMENT

The GM salmon is the first in some 30 other species of genetically engineered fish under development, including tilapia. Researchers are also working to bring GM cows, chickens and pigs to market.... http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/mar/20/major-us-supermarkets-boycott-gm-salmon

>>>>>THE ISSUES WITH GMO SALMON - CORPORATIONS GIVEN THE POWER TO CREATE LIFE - Ocean Robbins - Organic Connections http://organicconnectmag.com/wp/the-issues-with-gmo-salmon/#.UQS2nujZ03Y

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE COMPANY PUSHING GENETICALLY ENGINEERED SALMON ON CONSUMERS  http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/1390247274/what-you-should-know-about-the-company-pushing-genetically-engineered-salmon-on-consumers

CAN WE DOMESTICATE FISH -- AND SHOULD WE?

NOWHERE TO SWIM: MILESTONE LOOMS FOR CORPORATE FACTORY  "FARMED"-RAISED FISH Jan 24, 2013 NYTimes.com http://www.scoop.it/t/our-oceans-need-us/p/3995526608/milestone-looms-for-corporate-factory-farmed-raised-fish-more-bigger-faster-profits-that-is

 FARMED SALMON EXPOSED: THE WORST FISH YOU CAN EAT - VIDEO http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/11/30/farmed-salmon-exposed.aspx

 >GMO (BIOTECH ENGINEERED) SALMON DESIGNED TO BE STERILE, TO GROW ABNORMALLY, TO BE IMPAIRED TO SWIM; RISK TO YOUR HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT http://www.inforensyan.com/2012/12/26/gmo-salmon-designed-to-be-sterile-to-grow-abnormally-to-be-impaired-to-swim-risks-to-your-health-and-environment/

THE GENETICALLY MODIFIED 'FRANKENFISH' SOON IN A PLATE NEAR YOU January 10, 2013 - Mongabay http://news.mongabay.com/2013/0110-gandiaga-frankenfish.html

>FOOD SAFETY AGENCY SHOULD PROTECT PUBLIC, NOT COVER UP VIRUS FOR SALMON FARMING INDUSTRY http://www.scoop.it/t/biodiversity-is-life/p/3567426745/food-safety-agency-should-protect-public-not-cover-up-virus-for-salmon-farming-industry

 >GE SALMON HEADED TO YOUR DINNER PLATE via Ecowatch December 21, 2012 Friends of the Earth

Today, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its final and biased environmental assessment on the so-called “frankenfish,” a salmon that has been genetically engineered ... http://ecowatch.org/2012/approval-of-frankenfish/

>WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG? GM FISH SET FOR SUPERMARKET SHELVES after U.S. watchdog rules 'Frankenfish' is safe for environment | Mail Online Dec 25, 2012 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2252808/What-possibly-wrong-GM-fish-set-supermarket-shelves-U-S-watchdog-rules-Frankenfish-safe-environment.html

 >THE GENETICALLY ENGINEERED SALMON THAT COULD SOON RUN WILD - THE UNREPORTED DISASTER AT A PANAMA GROW-OUT FACILITYhttp://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/science/Genetically-Engineered-Salmon-Running-Wild.html?page=all

 >"SUSTAINABLE" GENETICALLY ENGINEERED RUNAWAY SALMON STIR CONSERVATION WORRIES http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/1063259941/sustainable-genetically-engineered-runaway-salmon-stir-conservation-worries

>AQUA FARMS: Scottish fish farmers use record amounts of parasite pesticides - Destroying Marine Ecosystems http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/3601611661/aqua-farms-scottish-fish-farmers-use-record-amounts-of-parasite-pesticides-destroying-marine-ecosystems

>WHEN FARMED FISH ESCAPE: YOU COULD BE EATING GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FRANKENFISH WITHOUT EVEN KNOWING IT http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/1925786166/you-could-be-eating-genetically-engineered-frankenfish-without-even-knowing-it

>FISHING INDUSTRY & 39 LAWMAKERS CONCERNS: Modified salmon with gene from eel-like ocean pout..seafood's highly allergenic | WcP Blog http://www.worldculturepictorial.com/blog/content/gmo-genetically-modified-salmon-health-environmental-dangerous-allergens

>WHY ARTIFICIAL FISH FARMING IS UNSUSTAINABLE AND HARMING THE PLANET http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/2233882806/why-fish-farming-is-unsustainable-and-harming-the-planet

>DESPITE DUBIOUS EVIDENCE OF SAFETY, YOU MAY SOON BE EATING UNLABELED GENETICALLY ENGINEERED SALMON Dec. 28, 2012 Alternet http://www.alternet.org/environment/despite-dubious-evidence-safety-you-may-soon-be-eating-unlabeled-genetically-engineered

 READY TO EAT: THE FIRST GM FISH FOR THE UK DINNER PLATE? Dec. 24, 2012 UK Independent  http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/ready-to-eat-the-first-gm-fish-for-the-dinner-table-8430639.html

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SCIENCE GONE MAD -  China Develops 300 Genetically Modified Dairy Cows for Human Breast Milk Production http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/3601115491/science-gone-mad-china-develops-300-genetically-modified-dairy-cows-for-human-breast-milk-production

FIRST GM CAMELS TO BE ENGINEERED FOR DRUG PRODUCTION http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/2606238051/first-gm-camels-to-be-engineered-for-drug-production

WHERE DOES IT STOP? CHINESE SCIENTISTS PRESENTLY EXPERIMENTS WITH MORE THAN 20 GENETICALLY ENGINEERED ANIMALS: - NBC Chicago http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/health/genetically-engineered-salmon-176698781.html

INTRODUCING GENETICALLY ENGINEERED ANIMALS INTO OUR ENVIRONMENT AND BODIES http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/2241145898/introducing-genetically-engineered-animals-into-our-environment-and-bodiesl

AND NOW...GENETICALLY MODIFIED ANIMALS could make it to your plate with minimal testing — and no public input http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/1979494551/and-now-genetically-modified-animals-could-make-it-to-your-plate-with-minimal-testing-and-no-public-input

>WHERE DOES IT STOP? Genetically-Modified Animals Coming to Your Dinner Plate? VIDEO http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/3199607957/where-does-it-stop-genetically-modified-animals-coming-to-your-dinner-plate-video

GMOs IN THE PIPELINE.  LOOKING TO THE NEXT FIVE YEARS IN the crop, forestry, livestock, aquaculture and agro-industry sectors in developing countries" http://www.fao.org/biotech/biotech-forum/en/

FDA MOVES TOWARDS APPROVAL OF FIRST GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOOD ANIMAL DESPITE STRONG OPPOSITION AND QUESTIONABLE RESEARCH Dec 21, 2012 - Common Dreams http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2012/12/21-5

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 >OBAMA AG BILL GIVES "FOOD CARTEL" CARTE BLANCHE GO-AHEAD TO FEED US BIOTECH GMO FOODS  -  NO oversight NO Regulation NO labeling http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/3728095577/obama-ag-bill-gives-food-mafia-carte-blanche-go-ahead-to-feed-us-biotech-gmo-foods-no-oversight-no-regulation-no-public-input

 >OBAMA'S BIOECONOMY PROMOTES A GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FUTURE - FAST TRACKING APPROVALS, WAIVING REGULATIONS http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/3834276755/obama-s-bioeconomy-promotes-a-genetically-engineered-future-fast-tracking-approvals-waiving-regulations

>TAKE ACTION... TELL FDA: DO NOT APPROVE GENETICALLY ENGINEERED SALMON! http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/1881/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=9138

>OBAMA ADMINISTRATION SNUB RISKS, MOVES FORWARD WITH GE SALMON APPROVAL http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/3824947726/obama-administration-snubs-risks-moves-forward-with-ge-salmon-approval

>GENETICALLY ALTERED SALMON ARE 'LIKELY' TO BE SAFE, FDA says Dec. 21, 2012 Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/genetically-altered-salmon-are-safe-fda-says/2012/12/21/36a20512-4b90-11e2-b709-667035ff9029_story.html

≥GENE-ALTERED FISH MOVE CLOSER TO FEDERAL APPROVAL

December 21, 2012 - New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/22/business/gene-altered-fish-moves-closer-to-federal-approval.html?_r=0&adxnnl=1&smid=tw-share&adxnnlx=1356229310-d6YBBcBolrPyzqq87y0jtw

>GENETIC BILL OF RIGHTS http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/3491268799/genetic-bill-of-rights

THE GLOBAL CHEMICAL BIOTECH CARTEL - AN UNPRECEDENTED POWER OVER WORLD AGRICULTURE AND HUMAN HEALTH  http://www.panna.org/issues/pesticides-profit/chemical-cartel

>The "BIOTECH RIDER ": IIS THE BIOTECH AGRICULTURAL/FOOD CARTEL ABOUT TO GAIN IMMUNITY FROM FEDERAL LAW? http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/2132996096/the-monsanto-rider-is-the-biotech-agricultural-cartel-about-to-gain-immunity-from-federal-law

>MONSTER BIOTECH CARTEL SNEAK ATTACK IN CONGRESS http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/3536061295/monsanto-sneak-attack-in-congress

>THE POWERFUL OBAMA USDA ALLOW MORE GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD TO MARKET DESPITE SERIOUS HEALTH CONCERNS http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/3337601961/the-powerful-usda-allows-more-genetically-modified-foods-to-market-despite-serious-health-concerns

 >GMOs AND BIOTECH:  THE FOOD FIGHT OF OUR LIVES - Crossing roses with pigs and butterflies with worms, not ... http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/1699396402/gmos-and-biotech-the-food-fight-of-our-lives-crossing-roses-with-pigs-and-butterflies-with-worms-not-to-mention-corn-with-a-virulent-bacteria

>GMOs IN THE PIPELINE.  LOOKING TO THE NEXT FIVE YEARS IN  the crop, forestry, livestock, aquaculture and agro-industry sectors in developing countries" http://www.fao.org/biotech/biotech-forum/en/

>THE SPERM COUNT OF FRENCH MEN FELL BY A THIRD BETWEEN 1989 AND 2006 -  GMO, environmental chemical exposures http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/3600451819/the-sperm-count-of-french-men-fell-by-a-third-between-1989-and-2005-environmental-chemical-exposures

>HORMONES FED TO LIVESTOCK MAY SKEW FISH (AND HUMAN) GENDER TOWARD MALES http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/3718798300/hormones-from-livestock-operations-may-skew-fish-and-human-gender-toward-males

>THE ECONOMIC COST OF FOOD MONOPOLIES  Food & Water Watch http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/3502513832/the-economic-cost-of-food-monopolies-food-water-watch

 AND THE CALL HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 2010 - IGNORED BY THE FDA....STOP Genetically Modified Salmon http://ow.ly/h72DB

WATCH: THE WORLD ACCORDING TO MONSANTO  (FULL LENGTH) -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6_DbVdVo-k