https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-05/uok-mdn051321.php
News Release 13-May-2021
University of Kent
New research led by the University of Kent has found that people fail to recognise the role of factory farming in causing infectious diseases.
The study published by Appetite demonstrates that people blame wild animal trade or lack of government preparation for epidemic outbreaks as opposed to animal agriculture and global meat consumption.
Scientists forewarned about the imminence of global pandemics such as Covid-19, but humankind failed to circumvent its arrival. They had been warning for decades about the risks of intensive farming practices for public health. The scale of production and overcrowded conditions on factory farms make it easy for viruses to migrate and spread. Furthermore, the common practice of feeding antibiotics to farmed animals promotes antimicrobial resistance, threatens public health.
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