On AlterNet: pigs

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "pigs"

Owning Pigs a Felony in Michigan? Big Ag-Inspired Law Targets Small Farms

Corey Hill, AlterNet. March 29, 2012.

Owning certain kinds of pigs -- namely the ones not raised on industrial hog farms -- could land you in jail for 4 years.

Smithfield Foods Exposed for (More) Cruelty at Factory Farms

Rachel Cernansky, TreeHugger. December 17, 2010.

Through an undercover investigation in Virginia, the Humane Society of the U.S. caught horrific treatment of female pigs and piglets on video.

20 Weird, Crazy Ideas for Helping the Earth

WebEcoistNovember 21, 2009.

Many ideas for stemming environmental catastrophe have turned out to be impossible, dangerous, or just … ridiculous.

Gonzo Gastronomy: How the Food Industry Has Made Bacon a Weapon of Mass Destruction -- Readers Write

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. July 30, 2009.

AlterNet readers had a lot to say about a recent article on the health and environmental impact of bacon production.

Military 'Researchers' Strapped Pigs in Body Armor and Blew Them Up, All in the Name of Science

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. April 8, 2009.

The 'study' was conducted last year in an undisclosed location, with the supposed goal of linking bomb blasts and brain injuries.

Save Our Oceans, Eat Like a Pig

Jennifer Jacquet, The Tyee. April 20, 2007.

Let's stop wasting the ocean's fish on animal feed.

Hog Farmers in NC Create Loophole to Skirt Environmental Law

Rich Bindell, December 31, 1969.