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Animal Agriculture and Understanding How Veganism Can Protect Us
Because 60% of all human diseases and 75% of all emerging infectious diseases are zoonotic, it stands to reason that the more we stop using animals, the less chance there is of a virus “jumping” from a non-human animal to a human. Below are links to articles and videos that explain our position on why veganism can help reduce the chance of another pandemic.
- - - > Bacteria from meat may cause more than a half-million UTIs, study says < - - -
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/03/23/bacteria-meat-uti-urinary-tract-gwu-study-ecoli/
- - - > Bird flu kills school girl and infects father – 11 others under observation < - - -
https://news.yahoo.com/bird-flu-death-cambodian-child-042217969.html
Preventing Another Pandemic Might Be As Simple As Trying Alternative Meat
https://www.forbes.com/sites/johncumbers/2020/05/09/preventing-another-pandemic-might-be-as-simple-as-trying-alternative-meat/?sh=48cd84582c33
To Help Prevent Pandemics, Stop Eating Meat
https://www.earthday.org/to-prevent-pandemics-stop-eating-meat/
Covid-19 shows factory food production is dangerous for animals and humans alike
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/sep/08/meat-production-animals-humans-covid-19-slaughterhouses-workers?fbclid=IwAR2bqPZXPhrLU-zLyXyjhBJjceKtInUjHyIdoeJ6V66sxXPBxtvywD8flOs
Fact check: Is COVID-19 caused by human consumption of animals?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/03/18/coronavirus-fact-check-covid-19-caused-eating-animals/5073094002/
From World Economic Forum: 3 reasons why the meat industry is damaging to our health
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/09/meat-farming-unsustainable-and-health-risk/?fbclid=IwAR3rnpM3ToZro9crImFbNz1imXh1NlgzudqLcnME5s-XO-eMSblU8PVF2dw
The meat we eat is a pandemic risk, too
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2020/4/22/21228158/coronavirus-pandemic-risk-factory-farming-meat
The USDA's latest chicken ruling is turning heads. Here's why
https://www.mashed.com/238589/the-usdas-latest-chicken-ruling-is-turning-heads-heres-why/?mode=gn&fbclid=IwAR2bqPZXPhrLU-zLyXyjhBJjceKtInUjHyIdoeJ6V66sxXPBxtvywD8flOs
Factory Farms Create the Perfect Conditions for Viral Infections like Covid-19
https://citizentruth.org/factory-farms-create-the-perfect-conditions-to-spread-viral-infections-like-covid-19/?fbclid=IwAR1U8f-7jm2q17iLSZCL-iJRg0vEjNypuXE5hnnLbimEZSFi2RvUxdv545c
Zoonotic Diseases, Superbugs, and Animal Agriculture
https://www.forksoverknives.com/wellness/coronavirus-e-coli-zoonotic-influenza-animal-agriculture-spawns-infectious-diseases/#gs.2ylqpz
The Coronavirus Could Force Mass Slaughterhouse Closures
https://www.livekindly.co/coronavirus-could-force-mass-slaughterhouse-closures/?fbclid=IwAR1e3DlB5r37p5IMM3DBKXUaS5-QTeOC6fm6t40pO8o1Ts4KRsN6BQ37abs
From coronavirus to antibiotics: the ways we use animals ‘still risks spreading disease’
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus-antibiotics-wild-animals-wildlife-china-wuhan-bat-pangolin-a9407261.html?fbclid=IwAR0kctAcyBD6UFGRYbYirXClqUJXyJc7R5I-02akVjizT1kL1rtIySVmRQU
A Palate for Pestilence: Ominous Links Between COVID-19 and Industrial Animal Farming
https://sentientmedia.org/ominous-links-between-covid-19-and-industrial-animal-farming/?fbclid=IwAR3gl3BKQhdiIdf6t4Ghfc8ascjU61EJSi9xioQV-wMW1gUtpLZc29LkHtw
One Root Cause of Pandemics Few People Think About
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/one-root-cause-of-pandemics-few-people-think-about/?fbclid=IwAR15SarkdFBYUFilQ0dpizkD_GBXby-QflG6ZnVaZTxuS8u0RFluB1dwyx0
‘What the Health’ Director Links Coronavirus to Factory Farming in New Film
https://www.livekindly.co/coronavirus-factory-farming-film/
Can Asia’s infectious disease-producing wildlife trade be stopped?
https://thefern.org/2020/03/can-asias-infectious-disease-producing-wildlife-trade-be-stopped/
Why Are We Ignoring the Root Cause of this Pandemic?
https://freefromharm.org/animal-products-and-culture/why-are-we-ignoring-the-root-cause-of-this-pandemic?fbclid=IwAR0dhNlWvsVM0SFwyvhIfHIpiY8hh94IybhKw7lqJQLQL0XPXTNIDampqrM
Germany Confirms Case of H5N8 Bird Flu in Poultry Farm
https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/03/16/world/europe/16reuters-birdflu-germany.html
FDA reveals berry and shrimp recalls over norovirus and Listeria
https://www.slashgear.com/fda-reveals-berry-and-shrimp-recalls-over-norovirus-and-listeria-15613163/