Massive Lawsuits for the US Council on Environmental Quality

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A massive lawsuit is heading towards the CEQ after moving forward with regulations that will shield federally-funded slaughterhouses (CAFO's) from environmental review. These new regulations will also hinder the public from receiving information on the damage caused by slaughterhouses preventing them from challenging them. Information will be so limited that communities may even be unaware of CAFO slaughterhouses opening up in their areas. These regulations make it abundantly clear that factory farming and the profits that come from it are significantly more important than transparency, environmental health, and most of all, animals.

These regulations will protect an industry that is already so poorly monitored that it's almost laughable how obvious their motives are. We know that factory farming causes a hefty chunk of our planet's greenhouse gases, this is a fact. We know that waste from these facilities can cause damage to local communities' waterways, crops, and habitable land, this is a fact. We know that often times when one of these facilities is unknowingly filmed without their consent, there is horrific abuse documented, this is a fact. So why is the United States government so hell bent on shielding this industry?
The factory farming industry generates billions of dollars every year in revenue, what more is there to say? If these truths were handed to us on a silver platter as they should be, there would be a a much larger vegan / vegetarian community. That would spell disaster for a multi-billion dollar industry that exploits animals, destroys our environment, and is contributing to the extinction of some of our planet's most beloved species. What more of a reason could any government need than to protect their revenue?

This is no different than an ag-gag bill in that it's sole purpose is to keep us out and protect the animal agriculture industry. These regulations are simply another attempt to deflect attention and accountability by denying us access to information that should be accessible. A small community has every right to know if a pollution producing slaughterhouse is going to conduct business in their municipality. We all deserve to know how much greenhouse gases are being pumped out. We deserve to know if animals are being physically abused leading up to their eventual slaughter. These things are important and if the government is willing to protect such a horrendous industry because it's profitable, what else are they hiding from us? Transparency is crucial in trusting our government.

Look, we have to start to question things when we are being denied access to information. It's as simple as that. If we don't fight back against being misinformed, then we are complicit in these situations and knowing what we know about slaughterhouses, there's a heinous reason behind our being denied access to information. 

What I hope is that something positive comes out of this lawsuit. The government cannot overstep its boundaries in this case. We deserve to know that standards of quality are met leading up to an animal's slaughter. We deserve to know how much toxic waste is emptied into our waterways. These are our rights and we must fight for them.

​HAPPY VEG