Factory Farms & Environmental Justice Resource Materials

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The Smell of Money

Dirty Birds

Earthlings

Global Environmental Justice Observatory film collection

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Closing Loopholes: Regulating CAFO Waste in Washington State

Every Twelve Seconds: Industrialized Slaughter and the Politics of Sight

A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind

The False Promises of Biogas: Why Biogas Is an Environmental Justice Issue

The Intersectionality of Environmental Injustice, Other Societal Harms, and Farmed Animal Welfare

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Friends of Toppenish Creek

Duwamish River Community Coalition

Food Empowerment Project

APEX Advocacy 

Front and Centered

Puget Soundkeeper 

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CAFO stands for concentrated animal feeding operation, known colloquially as a “factory farm.” NARN is very engaged with different community stakeholders regarding CAFO permitting reform at the Dept. of Ecology in Washington State.

Please see NARN’s published report on wastewater runoff from dairy CAFOs in WA State here.

 

From CAFOs to Catastrophe: The Shocking Toll on Aquatic Life

In the heartland of industrial agriculture, vast Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) churn out copious amounts of animal “products”. Cows,…

Horrors of Chocolate Reach Far Beyond the Dairy Industry

Happy Halloween! See a list of ethical chocolate brands! Per the tradition of many during this spooky season, people will…

WDFW Wolf Slaughter Continues Despite Lack of Oversight

For Immediate Release September 30, 2022 Contact: Hannah Thompson-Garner, Director of Advocacy and Mission Advancement, Northwest Animal Rights Network, hannah@narn.org,…

Report – NARN Investigates High Water Pollution from Animal Ag in Washington State

Read CLOSING LOOPHOLES: REGULATING CAFO WASTE IN WASHINGTON STATE NARN is growing! We are undertaking some exciting changes, including growing…

How to Fight for Wolves in Washington

by Tjitske Dekker, NARN Legal Volunteer According to the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife, “human-related mortality, particularly illegal killing…

Washington’s wolves: Welcomed Home Just to Be Slaughtered?

Headlines across the US have been focused on Washington State’s Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) which just approved kill…

CAFOs in the News

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