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@FarmForward

Building the will to end factory farming. Join us!
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Portland, OR farmforward.com/take-action/ Joined October 2008
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A new UCLA study found that about 70% of e. coli strains found in waterways near dairy CAFOs in Wisconsin were resistant to multiple antibiotics. At sites without livestock runoff, that figure was just 8%.

techtimes.com/articles/32968…
www.techtimes.com Wisconsin Rivers Near Dairy Farms Run 9 Times Higher in Drug-Resistant Bacteria Antibiotic resistant bacteria saturate Wisconsin dairy farm waterways at nearly 9 times the rate of unaffected sites, a new UCLA peer-reviewed study finds. The research arrives as US livestock...
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A worker who caught bird flu after being exposed to
infected dairy cows has died following severe illness. He is now the third person in the US to die from bird flu.

cnn.com/2026/11/02/hea…
www.cnn.com Washington reports first US bird flu death of 2026; health officials say risk to the public is low... A person in Yakima County, Washington, who caught bird flu after being exposed to infected dairy cows has died following a severe illness, county health officials said Sunday.
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A recent study found that people living near factory farms are more likely to have drug-resistant bacteria in their homes. Researchers tested bedroom dust samples in rural Idaho and found 26% of all samples had at least one antimicrobial-resistant gene.

sentientmedia.org/antibiotic-res…
sentientmedia.org Antibiotic-Resistant Genes Found in Homes Near Factory Farms New research found that 25% of bedroom dust samples in rural Iowa contained at least one antimicrobial-resistant gene, raising the risk of hard-to-treat infections.
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72% of US seafood shoppers want sustainability claims labeled by an independent organization but certifiers get paid by the industry they certify. That’s a conflict of interest if we've ever heard of one.

foodnavigator.com/Article/2026/1…
www.foodnavigator.com Seafood shoppers want proof in sustainability claims, not promises Consumers say they want sustainable seafood and healthier diets, but growing distrust of green marketing is elevating the role of certification labels.