{"id":809,"date":"2017-05-11T13:35:12","date_gmt":"2017-05-11T17:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.presbyterianmission.org\/food-faith\/?page_id=809"},"modified":"2019-06-07T13:12:39","modified_gmt":"2019-06-07T17:12:39","slug":"factoryfarms","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/centernet.pcusa.org\/food-faith\/factoryfarms\/","title":{"rendered":"Factory Farms: Treatment of Animals, People & the Environment"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"hens\"<\/span>The Resolution ‘On Advocacy Against Factory Farming’<\/strong> passed at the 2016 General Assembly. The directives and rationale are found here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The concerns fall into three general categories:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Humane treatment of animals<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Environmental concerns about\u00a0animal agriculture, including the concerns of ‘fence line’ communities located near factory farms)<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Support for farmworkers and processing plant workers, people of color farmers, and family farmers and ranchers<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Informed and effective action depends on a good understanding of the issues. The rationale in the resolution helps with this, along with the resources compiled below.<\/em><\/p>\n

    The inspiration for Monmouth Presbytery to recommend this overture was\u00a0grounded in\u00a0concerns about animal production in factory farms<\/a>. It is important to remember that factory farming\u00a0is a relatively new phenomenon. Over\u00a0the past\u00a0few decades, large-scale, intensive production of livestock and poultry has come to dominate the food system. Factory farming now accounts for almost\u00a0all animal agriculture in the United States and is valued at over $100 billion per year.<\/p>\n

    Factory farming continues to grow across the globe, and\u00a0concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) now account for 72 percent of poultry production, 43 percent of egg production and 55 percent of pork production worldwide. \u00a0[Information from ‘Can Factory Farm Divestment Work?<\/a>‘]<\/p>\n

    The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has a history of affirming that protection of the environment is an essential part of the Christian faith. The 1990 PC(USA) report, ‘Restoring Creation for Ecology and Justice,’ which asserts that humanity and nature are so inextricably bound that the suffering of one affects the other. The report states that,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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    \u201chuman life and well-being depend upon the flourishing of other life and the integrity of life-supporting processes that God has ordained.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    As we seek to be faithful, we do not seek to vilify those who work in good faith in modern industries and we seek the well-being of all through collaboration in creative, positive ways.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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    Resources<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

    General<\/h4>\n