Cafo: The Tragedy of Industrial Animal Factories (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781601090584)

CAFO provides an unprecedented view of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations where an increasing percentage of the world's meat, milk, eggs, and fish are produced. As the photos and essays in this powerful book demonstrate, the rise of the CAFO industry has become one of the most pressing issues of our time. Industrial livestock production is now a leading source of climate changing emissions, a source of water pollution, and a significant contributor to diet-related diseases, and the spread of food-borne illnesses. The intensive concentrations of animals in such crammed and filthy conditions dependent on antibiotic medicines and steady streams of subsidized industrial feeds poses serious moral and ethical considerations for all of us. CAFO takes readers on a behind-the-scenes journey into the alarming world of animal factory farming and offers a compelling vision for a food system that is humane, sound for farmers and communities, and safer for both consumers and the environment.

Author: Daniel Imhoff
ISBN-10: 1601090587
ISBN-13: 9781601090584
Publisher: Earth Aware Editions
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2010
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 6.62lbs
Size: 13.40h x 12.06w x 1.51d
Award: Nautilus Award - Winner

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 11/15/2010 pg. 87