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Executive Summary...... 2 Introduction ...... 3 Climate Change ...... 3 Air Pollution ...... 4 Water Pollution ...... 5 Antibiotic Resistance and Food Safety ...... 6 Worker Safety ...... 7 Animal Welfare ...... 8 Rural Economies and Communities ...... 8 Consumers ...... 9 7KHΖQHɝFLHQF\RI)DFWRU\)DUPV ...... 10 Conclusion and Recommendations ...... 12 Endnotes ...... 13 SRZHUWRHOHFWGHFLVLRQPDNHUVZKRDUHQRWEHKROGHQ Executive Summary WRWKHPHDWLQGXVWU\ The way animals are raised for food has changed )RRG :DWHU:DWFKUHFRPPHQGV VLJQLȴFDQWO\RYHUWKHSDVWVHYHUDOGHFDGHV6PDOODQG PHGLXPVL]HGIDUPVKDYHEHHQSXVKHGRXWE\IDFWRU\ • 7KHIHGHUDODQGVWDWHJRYHUQPHQWVPXVWHQDFW IDUPVKRXVLQJWKRXVDQGVRIDQLPDOVLQFURZGHGVSDFHV DJJUHVVLYHSROLFLHVWRDGGUHVVFOLPDWHFKDQJH )DFWRU\IDUPV LQFOXGLQJSROLFLHVWROLPLWWKHFRQWULEXWLRQRIDJULFXO- WXUHWRFOLPDWHFKDQJH • SURGXFHHQRUPRXVYROXPHVRIZDVWH • )HGHUDODQGVWDWHUHJXODWRUVVKRXOGEDQIDFWRU\ • IXHOFOLPDWHFKDQJH IDUPVE\QRWDOORZLQJQHZIDFWRU\IDUPRSHUDWLRQV • SROOXWHDLUDQGZDWHU WREHEXLOWRUH[LVWLQJIDFWRU\IDUPVWRH[SDQG • H[SORLWZRUNHUV • harm animal welfare • 7KHIHGHUDOVWDWHDQGORFDOJRYHUQPHQWVVKRXOG • GULYHDQWLELRWLFUHVLVWDQFHDQG HQIRUFHHQYLURQPHQWDOODZVRQH[LVWLQJIDFWRU\ • KDUPUXUDOFRPPXQLWLHV IDUPVLQFOXGLQJUHVWRULQJFRQWURORYHUVLWLQJDQG SUDFWLFHVWRORFDOJRYHUQPHQWVUHTXLULQJSHUPLWV 7KHWUDQVLWLRQWRIDFWRU\IDUPVZDVQRWDQDFFLGHQW IRUDOOIDFWRU\IDUPVDQGKROGLQJYHUWLFDOO\LQWH- ΖWZDVIXHOHGE\EDGIDUPSROLFLHVWKDWOHGWRDQRYHU- JUDWHGFRPSDQLHVUHVSRQVLEOHIRUWKHSROOXWLRQ SURGXFWLRQRIFKHDSIHHGDQGWRXQUHVWULFWHGDFFHVV FUHDWHGE\WKHDQLPDOVWKH\RZQ WRDQWLELRWLFVWRNHHSGLVHDVHDWED\LQRYHUFURZGHG • 7KHIHGHUDODQGVWDWHJRYHUQPHQWVVKRXOGVXSSRUW FRQȴQHPHQWEXLOGLQJVΖWZDVIXUWKHUHQDEOHGE\ WKHUHVHDUFKDQGWHFKQLFDODVVLVWDQFHQHHGHGWR IHGHUDOUHJXODWRUVDOORZLQJWKHELJJHVWPHDWFRPSD- WUDQVLWLRQH[LVWLQJIDFWRU\IDUPRSHUDWLRQVFRQWUDFW QLHVWRXQIDLUO\GRPLQDWHWKHPDUNHWDQGE\WKH86 JURZHUVDQGIDPLO\IDUPJUDLQSURGXFHUVWRGLYHUVL- (QYLURQPHQWDO3URWHFWLRQ$JHQF\DQGVWDWHVIDLOLQJWR ȴHGRSHUDWLRQVWKDWFDQVHUYHUHJLRQDOPDUNHWV XSKROGHQYLURQPHQWDOODZV • 3XEOLFSROLF\DQGJRYHUQPHQWVSHQGLQJDWDOOOHYHOV ΖWLVWLPHIRUDEDQRQIDFWRU\IDUPV7RJHWULGRIIDFWRU\ VKRXOGSULRULWL]HUHEXLOGLQJWKHLQIUDVWUXFWXUH IDUPVZHQHHGWRFKDQJHWKHIXQGDPHQWDOVWUXFWXUHRI QHHGHGIRUGLYHUVLȴHGVPDOOHUVFDOHOLYHVWRFN WKHIRRGV\VWHPZKLFKZLOOUHTXLUHSROLF\FKDQJH$QG SURGXFWLRQXVLQJUHJHQHUDWLYHSUDFWLFHVWRVXSSO\ SROLF\FKDQJHZLOORQO\FRPHIURPEXLOGLQJWKHSROLWLFDO UHJLRQDOPDUNHWV
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