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We invite you to pause here for a moment and consider the question below.
KELLI DEMONTNEAY
INDEED,WHY IS THAT?
It all comes down to the distribution of resources and the networks of corporations, governmental bodies, lobbying, and markets.
THIS MEANS
INSTEAD OF PEOPLE WE ARE BREEDING ANIMALS (THAT SUFFER IMMENSELY) WHILE WE WOULD BE MUCH BETTER GROWING PLANT-BASED PROTEIN FOR PEOPLE (SAVING SPACE, RESOURCES AND NOT CAUSING SUFFERING TO ANIMALS)
This also causes more disparities
Arisha Chowdhury,
Fordham University (NY, USA)
Fall 2025
Arisha Chowdhury,
Fordham University (NY, USA)
Fall 2025
DOMESTIC ENCYCLOPEDIA, SOVIET PERIOD.
But beyond that...
Did you know that
factory farm workers are routinely denied basic needs such as bathroom breaks to the point of being forced to wear diapers while on the line
MEAT MARKET, HSINCHU COUNTY, TAIWAN, 2022. RON CHIANG / WE ANIMALS
Did you know that meat workers are already three times more likely to suffer serious injury than the average worker, and pork and beef workers nearly seven times more likely to suffer repetitive strain injuries
Victims of slave labor in cattle ranching include workers hired to clear pastures and build fences and corrals (Photo: Fernando Martinho/Repórter Brasil)
Did you know that many workers in animal agriculture industry are migrants—marginalized, undocumented and deprived of health insurance.
In many countries, slavery and child labor has been linked to animal agriculture industry.
Did you know that factory farm are also major pollutants of local environments.
Aerial view of a macro chicken factory farm that is impacting the people living nearby. Zuromin district, Poland, 2024.
selene magnolia gatti / We Animals
An aerial view of flooded CAFO (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations) farms in North Carolina, USA. Chicken, turkey, and pig farms were widely affected by the flooding caused by Hurricane Florence. Jo-Anne McArthur / We Animals
A chest X-ray of a woman living near some of the largest chicken farms in the country. The woman struggled with respiratory problems for a long time, and her situation worsened after she suffered from long-COVID. She struggles more when the odors coming from the farms are stronger. Her grandchildren are no longer allowed to visit her. Their parents fear regular exposure to the noxious air may damage their health. Zuromin district, Poland, 2024.
selene magnolia gatti / We Animals
Did you know that the health of people living in close proximity to factory farms suffers from numerous health conditions due to exposure to pollution caused by animal agriculture
Audrey Gomez
Fordham University (NY, USA)
Fall 2025
WHERE THE MEAT AND FEED ARE MOST DESTRUCTIVE?
ARTWORK BY LENA POZDNYAKOVA
ACTIVISTS LIVES LOST
ANONYMOUS STREET ART, BERLIN, GERMANY
GROUND UP PRESSURE - a hopeful outlook
La Via Campesina, founded in 1993, is an international movement bringing together millions of peasants, landless workers, indigenous people, pastoralists, fishers, migrant farmworkers, small and medium-size farmers, rural women, and peasant youth from around the world. Built on a solid sense of unity and solidarity, it defends peasant agriculture for food sovereignty.
Tanvi Shah
​Fordham University (NY, US)
Fall 2025
ERASURE POETRy, Lena Pozdnyakova
SPRING 2025
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