Description: Why WHO should address industrial animal farming In May 2017, the World Health Assembly will elect the next Director-General of the World Health Organization. We call on the organization’s new leader to recognize industrial animal farming as a challenge for global health. Although previous attempts to tackle factory farming have been largely framed around animal…
In May 2017, the World Health Assembly will elect the next Director-General of the World Health Organization. We call on the organization’s new leader to recognize industrial animal farming as a challenge for global health.
Although previous attempts to tackle factory farming have been largely framed around animal welfare or environmental concerns, we believe that curbing factory farming is also central to global health.
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