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FACT’s 2024 Annual Impact Report is Here! From funding humane farms to advocating for stronger action on bird flu and antibiotics. FACT made big strides in 2024! Check out the full impact report. www.foodanimalconcernstrust.org/s/Annual-Rep...

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Pig farms killing their own pigs by polluting the ground water. 9% mortality dropped to 4% in baby pigs when given treated water vs well water. Wonder if the neighbors use well water. www.nationalhogfarmer.com/livestock-ma...

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While the Trump Admin withholds essential information and cuts CDC staff, the escalating bird flu epidemic endangers U.S. farmworkers, food supplies & the general public. The CDC must resume communication about avian influenza to protect public health: biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...

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The latest H5N1 outbreaks show the dangers of putting too many eggs in too few baskets. This year alone, 196 avian flu outbreaks have impacted nearly 29 million birds—and 76% of affected egg-laying hens were concentrated on just 10 massive egg farms. www.foodandpower.net/latest/egg-p...

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The #BirdFlu Could Be Way Worse Than We Know, According to Experts www.foodandwine.com/avian-influe...

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Analysis suggests H5N1 D1.1 genotype #BirdFlu may have jumped to Nevada cows weeks before detection @cidrap.bsky.social www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influe...

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#BirdFlu poses an urgent and growing threat to the nation’s health, food supply, and economy that cannot be overcome if essential public health information is withheld or obscured. FACT strongly supports this call for more transparency about bird flu and other health threats.

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Good Op-ed in @thehill.com calling out the need to prohibit the use of #antibiotics in food animals that are not sick and the need to collect data on how and why antibiotics are used in agriculture. thehill.com/opinion/5156...

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Experts Raise The Alarm On Misuse Of #Antibiotics In Livestock, Fish Farming leadership.ng/experts-rais...

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Our friends at The Shareholder Commons are working to advance two specific #guardrails on systemic risk to investors: #AntimicrobialResistance & #LivingWage. Check out their webinar for diversified shareholders looking to practice #SystemStewardship. March 18 & 19 theshareholdercommons.com/potb/

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Dairy farms can reduce antibiotic use and save money by switching from treating all cows in the period where they are not being milked to just treating the ones showing signs of infection. www.canr.msu.edu/news/selecti...

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We hope you will join us for our next webinar! Brock Phillips of Carolina Solar Services will be presenting "Solar Grazing in the Southeast: Opportunities and Challenges" It's coming up Monday, February 24th at 3pm ET Register on our website at foodanimalconcernstrust.org/webinars

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#Birdflu continues to spread with devastating consequences for animals and farmers. We need the USDA to step up. Take action now in latest action alert and send a message to the USDA urging them to adopt crucial guidelines for bird flu control and farmer support. www.votervoice.net/FACT/campaig...

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We hope you will join us for our next webinar! Brock Phillips of Carolina Solar Services will be presenting "Solar Grazing in the Southeast: Opportunities and Challenges" It's coming up Monday, February 24th at 3pm ET www.foodanimalconcernstrust.org/webinar-arch...

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Woman hospitalized in Wyoming with #Birdflu she likely had contact with infected flock at her home abcnews.go.com/Health/wireS...

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At least 2 cats in Oregon have died after eating raw pet food contaminated with H5N1 bird flu - BNO Coverage of H5N1 bird flu continues here daily

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Last week's report of a 3rd spillover event from birds to dairy cattle also shows the importance of active surveillance. Waiting for samples from sick cattle to be sent and tested did not detect these events. What does this suggest about beef cattle on feedlots w/o active surveillance?

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3rd #birdflu spillover reported in Arizona dairy herd. USDA began saying spillover was a rare unique event and eradication was the goal to now new spillovers are not unexpected in less than a year. www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influe...

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Black farmers in Kansas have been practicing sustainable agriculture for generations, yet their contributions are often overlooked. This op-ed highlights the history of Black land stewardship and the fight to resist displacement & erasure . #BlackHistoryMonth civileats.com/2025/01/29/o...

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FACT’s Executive Director Harry Rhodes and our Humane Farming Program Director Samantha Gasson were in Washington DC this week for the Winter Meeting of @nsac-sustainableag.bsky.social

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#H5N1 #birdflu's march through California's dairy herds has slowed but never halted. Nearly 76% of the state's herds — 745 in total — have been infected so far. #USDA confirmed 1 more today. Cumulative national total: 968 in 16 states. www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-po...

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If you have heard about the new strain of #H5N1 #Birdflu spilling into cattle and do not understand what it means, I suggest reading this excellent report from the US department of agriculture. I have summarized key point below TLDR: "Houston we have a problem" www.aphis.usda.gov/sites/defaul...

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CDC: 3 veterinarians had recent H5N1 infections but didn't know they had been exposed, one works in states with no cattle detections www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influe...

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Given that H5 #birdflu is a panzootic, vaccines for poultry are pretty much inevitable so it is good to see a member of Congress pushing for this. www.wattagnet.com/poultry-meat...

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Stopgap measures against H5N1 bird flu can only go so far www.statnews.com/2025/02/11/h... via @statnews.com

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Bird flu is running out of control. It was 1st detected in U.S. dairy cattle just last year. USDA said it was a rare event for the flu to jump from birds to dairy cattle. We just learned that 6 dairy herds in Nevada have a different flu strain indicating a separate jump. Beef cattle are likely next.

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C.D.C. Posts, Then Deletes, Data on #BirdFlu Spread Between Cats and People @altcdc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/h...

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With a 2nd detected jump of #birdflu from birds to dairy cattle (something USDA insisted was unlikely) what is the chance that beef cattle are not becoming infected. We only know about the 2nd jump because of active surveillance of bulk milk. Who is looking at beef feedlots?

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The D1.1 genotype is the one that was responsible for the death in the US in December. www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influe...

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A 2nd #birdflu strain has jumped to cows, The current bird flu policy is failing. The policy has put the short term interest of agribusiness above everything else harming animals, farms workers, and creating the risk of a global pandemic. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiFP...

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USDA confirms spillover of 2nd H5N1 avian flu genotype into dairy cattle www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influe...

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2 new studies from the USDA reveal that excessive line speeds & insufficient staffing put workers—mostly immigrants, refugees, and people of color—at risk of serious upper extremity disorders. Read more from @healfoodalliance.bsky.social healfoodalliance.org/statement-ne...

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NEW: Global agri-food companies are aiming to address emissions within their supply chains with new strategies including “insetting.” Our latest report digs into this new term and examines 18 major companies to analyze the credibility of their climate plans. www.iatp.org/corporate-cl...

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Factory farm biogas is a false climate solution. Check out our latest blog describing some of the problems with turning animal manure into methane. www.foodanimalconcernstrust.org/blog/factory...

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Cats have died from #BirdFlu after consuming raw turkey. What happened here - was a flock infected but no flu detected or was flu detected but the flock still went to slaughter? Neither is good. www.wormsandgermsblog.com/2025/01/arti...

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Dairy herds infected with H5N1 bird flu in California surpass the 700-mark, according to USDA.

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The first reported US H5N1-related human death has been announced in Louisiana. ldh.la.gov/news/H5N1-de....

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Join us in calling on the FDA to ban the cancer calling pig drug carbadox. FDA Commissioner Califf could ban the drug tomorrow if he were to follow the recommendations of his own legal and scientific staff. www.votervoice.net/FACT/campaig...

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Everyone Can Play a Role in Fighting #Superbugs in the Animal Health Sector healthpolicy-watch.news/everyone-can...

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Oklahoma AG’s expert witnesses push chicken waste ban amid federal lawsuit #AnimalAgriculture arkansasadvocate.com/2025/01/02/o...

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Smithfield offloads more hog production, associated risk, and GHG emissions to new company. New company will sell hogs back to Smithfield for processing - www.agriculturedive.com/news/smithfi...

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Feed additives are not a silver bullet. We can't "clean coal" our way out of fossil fuels & we can't avoid the reality that too many cows are driving emissions AND causing widespread harm to watersheds & wildlife. We need LESS cattle for any of this to work. Read: medium.com/center-for-b...

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Start off the new year by urging the U.S. FDA to stick to its goals and follow through on banning the cancer-causing pig feed additive carbadox. Write to the FDA asking them to protect public health by banning this carcinogenic drug. www.votervoice.net/BroadcastLin...

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A trend was clearly visible from the start,” according to Kees Veldman, head of the laboratory for antibiotic resistance in animals. As soon as livestock farming used less antibiotics, there was a decrease in #AntibioticResistance. www.pigprogress.net/specials/rev...

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This holiday season, support FACT and help farmers like Stacie create better lives for their animals, educate consumers, and advocate for safe, healthy food. 💚Our latest blog post describes explore simple ways to give. shorturl.at/dOXKr

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Avian flu infects 2 more California dairy workers as CDC confirms Wisconsin case The CDC has now confirmed 64 cases from 9 states since the start of the year. www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...

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#H5N1: The CDC has confirmed the 1st severe human case of #birdflu in the US. The Louisiana hospitalized patient had contact w/ sick & dead backyard birds. CDC says the virus is the D1.1 genotype, also seen in wild birds & recent human cases in Canada & Washington State www.cdc.gov/media/releas...

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Our Humane Farming Mentorship Program has been updated. We have programs for beginning farmers & production farmer looking to take your farm to the next level. Apply before the deadline of January 5, 2025. foodanimalconcernstrust.org/mentorship

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