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"Pignorant " A documentary about how pigs are gassed and slaughtered (Original Post) mucifer Feb 19 OP
Thanks for the post rpannier Feb 19 #1
Why do we allow China to buy up our farms Farmer-Rick Feb 19 #2
They are required to follow all US laws as well as state and local laws, wherever they're located. JudyM Feb 19 #3
Well, that's good to know they are required to Farmer-Rick Feb 19 #4
Grotesquely true. Like McCartney said, if slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be a veg. JudyM Feb 19 #5

Farmer-Rick

(10,175 posts)
2. Why do we allow China to buy up our farms
Mon Feb 19, 2024, 11:00 AM
Feb 19

"Roughly half of the approximately 350,000 acres of U.S. farmland owned by Chinese entities is represented by Smithfield's more than 400 company-owned hog farms and 43 plants, according to federal data."

https://www.wsj.com/articles/smithfield-foods-ceo-defends-pork-producers-chinese-ownership-a78827da

What control do we have over these farms and corporations owned by foreign entities?

JudyM

(29,250 posts)
3. They are required to follow all US laws as well as state and local laws, wherever they're located.
Mon Feb 19, 2024, 12:11 PM
Feb 19

Unfortunately the laws falls seriously short of compassionate treatment, and enforcement is notoriously lax.

https://awionline.org/legislation/farm-system-reform-act

https://www.hfa.org/hboDocumentary.html

Farmer-Rick

(10,175 posts)
4. Well, that's good to know they are required to
Mon Feb 19, 2024, 02:06 PM
Feb 19

Observe our laws and regulations.

Yeah, the abuse of farm animals in the US, especially these giant factory farms of chickens and pigs, is horrible.

JudyM

(29,250 posts)
5. Grotesquely true. Like McCartney said, if slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be a veg.
Mon Feb 19, 2024, 02:13 PM
Feb 19

Same goes for the rest of the factory farming situation. Almost all my donations go to fighting that; we desperately need stronger activism, legislation and enforcement.

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