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2013

University at Buffalo School of Law

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Animal Farm Reality: The First Amendment Struggle To Reveal The Frightening Truth Behind Industrial Farm Animal Production, Melanie M. Ghaw Jan 2013

Animal Farm Reality: The First Amendment Struggle To Reveal The Frightening Truth Behind Industrial Farm Animal Production, Melanie M. Ghaw

Buffalo Environmental Law Journal

When I began writing this article, a deadly outbreak of listeria was ravaging the nation.' It began with the recall of cantaloupes and led to three additional recalls of produce in the following weeks.2Although the produce originatedfr om a single farm in Colorado, the harmful effects of the outbreak spanned 18 states, reaching as far as Alaska. Currently 29 people have died and 72 others were infected.3

Produce contaminated with animal waste caused this deadly traged.' Listeria outbreaks are becoming more common, coinciding 1with the increase of Industrial Farm Animal Production (IFAP), and many believe IFAP facilities are to blame …