Revealed: More than 24,000 factory farms have opened across Europe

Intensive livestock farms such as those found across the US are spreading across the continent, according to new data

American-style intensive livestock farms are spreading across Europe, with new data revealing more than 24,000 megafarms across the continent.

The countries with the largest number of intensive poultry farm units are France, UK, Germany, Italy and Poland in that order.

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Stop eating meat and diary products. Better for the climate too.
Abolish Factory Farms :)
Disappointing. I'll always prefer farms that treat their animals well, even if their meat costs twice as much.
- you will have to look for things like grass fed, pasture, raised,,,etc. especially for eggs. garden raised,,.
  
  This is what I look for, even if it's twice as expensive. Or "raised on independent family farms". I hope it really means something, and isn't just marketing.
Guys there is a secret way of not supporting this. If you need tips or hints from the laziest person on earth, ask me.
- Okay, so tell me
  
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There's a whole list of problems with factory farms, at the same time though, food shortages are worse. The US has proven they're more than happy to create and sustain a genocidal famine. And even if not that severe, the trade war alone is reason enough to make sure you're producing enough food.
- meat production is intrinsically wasteful. There are way more calories getting into factory farms than out.
  
  And yet still more efficient than lab grown meat. More steel goes into a factory than is in the parts coming out too, doesn't mean we shut down the factories.
That’s ashame
- That’s a shame
  
  I'm quite surprised. Afaik, there should be higher supply of bio farm produces? Don't know what's happened.

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