[SOLVED] Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations
Topic: Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs): You have been invited by Washington State Senator Maria Cantwell and Washington State Senator Patty Murray to participate in a focus group about agriculture. Sen. Cantwell and Murray are interested in whether or not to support new legislation introduced by Sen. Cory Booker titled The Farm System Reform Act of 2019. The goal of the focus group is to have a diverse group discuss the potential benefits and drawbacks of this new legislation, particularly the language surrounding CAFOs (see details below). The goal is to learn from constituents if they support or oppose the ban on CAFOs and why, paying considerable attention to potential impacts on public health, environmental health, economic health and animal welfare.My position: (SUPPORT Banning CAFOs) Cantwell should support The Farm System Reform Act of 2019; there should be a moratorium on new and expanding large CAFOs. (no new CAFOS)Policy memo should be addressed to Senator Cantwell.Use at least 7 references (APA)Overview and public opinions on CAFOs Resources:1.https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/21/climate/beef-cattle-methane.html2.https://www.sdnewswatch.org/stories/special-report-expansion-of-large-cafo-livestock-farms-causing-division-across-south-dakota/3.https://www.booker.senate.gov/news/press/booker-unveils-bill-to-reform-farm-system4.https://clf.jhsph.edu/sites/default/files/2019-12/CAFO-moratorium-survey-results.pdf5.https://pbswisconsin.org/watch/university-place/university-place-concentrated-animal-feeding-operations/6.https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/ehs/docs/understanding_cafos_nalboh.pdf7.https://michaelpollan.com/articles-archive/power-steer/Support Banning CAFOs (no new CAFOs) Resources:1.https://thecounter.org/oregon-moratorium-mega-dairies-cafos-vilsack/2.https://dakotafreepress.com/2020/01/27/guest-column-getting-closer-to-the-truth-about-cafos/3.https://www.sdnewswatch.org/stories/human-health-environmental-and-antibiotic-concerns-follow-cafo-development/4.https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/474685-booker-proposes-moratorium-on-expanding-large-factory-farms5.https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/air-emissions-environment/6.https://www.apha.org/news-and-media/news-releases/apha-newsreleases/2019/policy-statements-adopted-at-apha-20197.https://civileats.com/2019/12/17/public-health-experts-support-a-ban-on-cafos-new-polling-suggests-the-public-does-too/8.https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221209631730027X9.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZW8-LQftnY&feature=youtu.be10.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1817674/11.https://academic.oup.com/jas/article-abstract/88/suppl_13/E102/4779698
