In this delightfully sardonic edition of Rising Anxieties, Mariann Sullivan takes us on a whirlwind tour through the landscape of animal agriculture’s latest woes. From the Trump administration’s absurd lawsuit blaming California’s modest animal welfare laws (not bird flu!) for egg price hikes, to the stomach-turning news of deadly salmonella outbreaks from those same eggs, this episode showcases the industry’s spectacular talent for shooting itself in the foot. We’re treated to the comedic stylings of a dairy veterinarian desperately trying to convince us that cows aren’t “milked to death” (they’re just, you know, killed when they’re no longer profitable), and the beef industry’s Olympic-level mental gymnastics around methane emissions. As it turns out, the animal agriculture industry’s anxieties might be well-founded – their house of cards is looking shakier by the minute.
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