Comments on: Deadly Swine Flu Outbreak Linked To Smithfield’s CAFOs

By: Walter Jeffries

Walter Jeffries — Sat, 02 May 2009 18:01:41 +0000

I’m no defender of CAFOs, nor do I eat or buy their product, but the story in Grist struck me as low quality sensationalism. My fear is that in his eagerness to go after the easy target (factory farms) he may miss the real cause of A/H1N1. After all pigs haven’t actually been found to be the cause of this flu in any report I’ve seen. We must be careful not to get distracted and miss the real culprit.

By: tater_chip

tater_chip — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 04:33:30 +0000

Hey just wanted you to know I posted your story on my facebook page, only to have a friend tell me that the link came back error. I reposted and so far that link is working. I don’t know what happened. I have to admit, if you did not change the link and it posted fine originally, this is disturbing.

By: Sister Sabbay

Sister Sabbay — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:47:59 +0000

Hi,

Thanks for inviting me to this site. I want to say that the degeneration of health is unsurprising, as we are now living in the Final Events of Earth’s History. God is looking for a REMNANT, that will reproduce His Character, the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20, Revelations 14:1-5). We must be prepared, maintaining a fixed, unchanging relationship with Yeshua, the Messiah (Ephesians 4:30, Revelations 7:1-4). God loves you!

Sabbay
AdventistWheat

By: Lynne Overlander

Lynne Overlander — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 02:54:53 +0000

Thanks for the post!! Just watched Food, Inc. last night and was alarmed and disgusted by the growth of corporate farms in the US! Food, Inc did explain HOW are food is contaminated and how viral pathogens get out of control and into our food chain. It is really quite simple. The animals are crowded, most shoulder to shoulder, standing ankle deep in manure, improperly fed mush loaded with antibiotics, lacking necessary vitamins/minerals, which causes overgrowth of UNfriendly bacteria and causes immune system break-down of animal, making them more susceptible to viral/bacterial/fungal growth which enters OUR food chain! Who benefits? Not us.. Your blog was definitely timely!!

By: Zyklonia Dark

Zyklonia Dark — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:45:54 +0000

I am 100% vegetarian. I am 100% vegetarian for a reason, this is one of them!! I have a rescue farm, but these animals have been saved from being eaten, and are not for that purpose. They are also a small amount of animals kept on a large amount of acreage and only fed grasses and hay, with no need for antibiotics because they are healthy!!! This is scary, it is only going to get worse, and I hope more people see the light that we cannot afford the cost of factory farming to feed america’s gluttony for meat products! If everyone cut their meat intake to one meal per day, we would have hundreds of thousands less animals being overdosed on antibiotics to keep them alive in horrible conditions, which cause viruses to mutate and become stronger!!!
just something to think about!

By: Eco/Enviro Girl

Eco/Enviro Girl — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:44:42 +0000

I feed my family organic everything!! Right down to the vegetable and fruit coloring in our candy!!! When are people going to wake up about what a monster the chemical companies have created and how the Governments let it happen!!! Where are the laws to protect us all? Parabens in our baby products, formaldehyde in our clothes, lead in out toys, GMO, chemical, steroids etc in our meat!! I am soo glad I’m a vegan!!!

The problem is that my family and close group of friend who support organic and local foods are also paying for the consequences of the money hungry phrama companies by being in the line of fire when their “technological advances” backfire!!!!

THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO GET THEIR HEADS OUT OF THEIR OWN BUTTS!! But it’s all about the money $$$$$$$$$$

By: Anna

Anna — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:31:17 +0000

Ok, that’s just what I needed to look again for a local pork source. I was buying the past couple years from a nice couple who raised a few animals for their own food and sold the rest, but they split up and I lost my “supplier” (why does that have a faintly illicit ring?).

I’m just about done with my frozen supply (the really odd bits are left and I need some inspiration to use them)and was procrastinating about checking out a sort of local source (1 hour drive to the ranch or 30+ minutes to a farmer’s market).

By: JC

JC — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:04:01 +0000

Thanks for the important post. It makes you want to make a sign and go stand on the street corner and yell and scream!
What can we do on a grassroots level? Call legislators? Call the press? Maybe we should start a drive to get the press to cover this story??

By: Motherhen68

Motherhen68 — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:43:59 +0000

I am starting to freak about this swine flu. God knows how fast it could spread. Thanks for the information.

Motherhen68

By: Raine Saunders

Raine Saunders — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:07:02 +0000

I actually was in the process of posting this same topic on my Health Tip of the Day today when I came over and saw your post. It’s such an important topic and one that is being given not nearly enough creedance nor proper educational awareness to the public. It’s a responsibility we all have to ourselves, our children, the animals, and the earth. Enough said.

Raine Saunders