Stop the USDA from using PUBLIC FUNDS to further ENRICH HARMFUL CORPORATIONS

The USDA has granted millions of dollars to greedy multinational corporations like Tyson, Cargill, Smithfield and JBS that often locate polluting factory farms and slaughterhouses in low-income Black and Brown communities. And because of the unsanitary and crowded conditions for animals, factory farms become DANGEROUS BREEDING GROUNDS FOR BACTERIA AND DISEASE in these communities!

We need our public dollars invested in more humane, sustainable food production. Every day we wait to act is another day that your tax dollars are funding this toxic industry that inflicts massive harm on the planet and local communities.

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Dear USDA,

Factory farming poses a risk to animals, our public health, and the environment.

Animals on factory farms are subjected to unnecessary suffering and are forced to live under inhumane and unsanitary conditions -- which is not only cruel, but it also creates a breeding ground for bacteria and disease.

In fact, industrial-scale farms produce as much as 1 billion tons of manure waste -- three times as much as humans. And that waste ends up contaminating our water, food, and air.

Nearby residents are also at risk from factory farms. Research has linked toxic air and water pollutants to respiratory ailments, decreased quality of life, stress, and elevated blood pressure. This harms low-income communities and communities of color the most, where these massive facilities are disproportionately located.

To make matters worse, factory farming releases large amounts of greenhouse gas emissions, exacerbating the negative impacts of the climate crisis.

But your agency continues to fund and support these mega meat corporations, so I am writing to you today to urge you to STOP your support of the factory farming industry and prioritize public health.

Sincerely,
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