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Sick as a Pig

EcostormEFU — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 07:17:11 -0700

Ever wondered if factory farming could kill you? Think again...It has plagued hospital wards in Britain for years, picking off the elderly and infirm. But now another strain of MRSA is emerging from the factory farms of Northern Europe, and it is linked to the insatiable demand for cheap meat on our plates. The Ecologist Film Unit travelled to the Netherlands to investigate.

The Greed of Feed

EcostormEFU — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:50:00 -0800

Fishy Business: uncovering the truth behind your cheap Christmas salmon...In its latest film the Ecologist Film Unit (EFU) travels to Peru to investigate a host of unreported environmental and social costs - including pollution and health problems, overfishing, and impacts on ecosystems and wildlife - arising from the production of fishmeal and fish oil, principal ingredients in farmed salmon feed.

Sustainable Farming in India: The Giri Raja Chicken

EcostormEFU — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:55:33 -0700

Welfare groups have been saying for years that modern farming should give up the use of finely-tuned specialist chickens, split into meat and egg producing flocks, just as they should move away from high-yielding Holstein dairy cows and massive Belgian Blue beef cattle and go instead for hardier, dual-purpose animals, which produce both meat and eggs/milk. Now the Veterinary College in Bangalore has come up with one such solution, the Forest King or Giri Raja. This is a magnificent looking chicken which has been bred to be dual-purpose. It thrives on a scavenging diet, grows to a good weight and the females are useful egg producers. It is totally unsuitable for the hot-house conditions of the factory farm.

Melting Point: Exposing government tactics in reaction to environmental protests

EcostormEFU — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:45:16 -0700

Espionage, news manipulation, legal threats and even violence have become the knee-jerk response of Government and big business to the increasing and vocal concerns of environmental protesters in the UK. Ahead of next month's Climate Camp at Kingsnorth power station, this exclusive and powerful film exposes the extraordinary tactics being used to reframe concerned citizens engaging in their right to protest, as dangerous terrorists.

Hell for Leather

EcostormEFU — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 03:22:57 -0700

a short documentary investigating the shocking environmental and human cost of the leather trade in Bangladesh