The United Kingdom’s Sustainable Food Cities network believes that eating less meat and more plant-based food can have positive effects on health and the environment.
Updated Systematic Review: Associations Between Proximity to Animal Feeding Operations and Health of Individuals in Nearby Communities
This review article summarizes the findings of 16 studies that assess multiple health risks of humans living near animal feeding operations (AFOs), described as “industrial” or “modern.” Evidence suggests an increased risk for Q fever in humans living near goat production during a Q fever outbreak (primarily in the Netherlands).
Economic, Social and Environmental Spillovers Decrease the Benefits of a Global Dietary Shift
The authors investigated the possible social, economic, and environmental effects of implementing the EAT-Lancet diet by using a global economic model that followed biomass through supply chains.
Ammonia Emissions, Impacts, and Mitigation Strategies for Poultry Production: A Critical Review
This review paper examines factors impacting ammonia (NH3) emissions within the poultry sector. The authors acknowledge that NH3 is of particular concern for its effects on air quality, the environment, and “manure nutrient losses.”
Knowing Cows: Transformative Mobilizations of Human and Non-Human Bodies in an Emotionography of the Slaughterhouse
Through fieldwork, this author explores how the emotions of workers and animals are minimized or denied in an Irish slaughterhouse.
Animal Production, Ag-gag Laws, and the Social Production of Ignorance: Exploring the Role of Storytelling
This paper examines the debate surrounding American “ag-gag” laws using theory from science, technology studies, and communication studies and by examining the “stories” told by three stakeholders affected by such laws.
Doctor-Diagnosed Health Problems in a Region with a High Density of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations: a Cross-Sectional Study
This study compares two populations of rural dutch residents in areas with high or low density of concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) and their incidence of conditions like respiratory diseases and gastrointestinal conditions.
Residential Proximity to Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations and Allergic and Respiratory Disease
This study found that adults from Wisconsin, United States, who lived within 1.5 miles from a concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) had a higher risk for allergies and signs of significantly more severe asthma compared to residents who lived further away from a CAFO.
Wildlife Ethics and Practice: Why We Need to Change the Way We Talk About ‘Invasive Species’
This philosophical paper argues that the term “invasive species” should be removed from scientific and public discourse. According to the author, the term has villainized animals who in fact have no malicious intentions, and this has resulted in ‘othering’ of certain species and sanctioning of hunting and human violence against them.