Industrial Livestock

The industrial meat and dairy sector emits more greenhouse gas than the entire transportation sector, while often relying on forced farm and slaughterhouse labor and draconian contracts for farmers. IATP has, for the first time, assigned greenhouse gas footprints directly to the corporations responsible. We are building a global coalition to hold these companies accountable to climate, food safety and human rights standards. 

Speaking on Factory Farms

The Congressional staffer moved up in their chair and looked up from the notepad with a quizzical expression. These farmers were asking for more regulation of the meat industry? They didn’t like factory farming and what it was doing to rural communities? And they wanted the government to stop subsidizing this factory farm system for livestock and dairy?

New York AG files groundbreaking greenwashing case against global meat giant JBS

Today, the New York Attorney General (AG) sued global meat giant JBS over misleading net-zero climate claims. New York’s AG charged that JBS’ claim that it would reach net-zero emissions by 2040 was misleading to consumers because the company had no clear and achievable plan to reach the 2040 target.
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