While I admire the efforts of a well-known pork industry player to support his industry, communities of color in North Carolina are suffering as a result of Smithfields damaging agricultural practices.
Smithfield has open vats of animal refuse in their hog production plants across North Carolina. The EPA investigated the matter. Extensive research The health effects of animal feces upon humans has been documented by the author. Smithfields practices are likely to cause great damage to local communities, which is what I believe.
Smithfields may have cited improvements in resource management but more pork products translate directly into more waste in these vats, and greater disease risk within the surrounding marginalized communities. For more information, please visit: American company that claims to care American citizensSmithfields’ actions in North Carolina seem to be the exact opposite.
What a strange argument to make about biased research against hog industry. This argument is made by a corporate actor. Place of employment has a long history of financial difficulties Persuading North Carolina politicians to vote.
Smithfield is fortunate that HB 467 has worked. Communities that are prohibited They can’t pursue financial compensation for the inevitable damage to their health and wellbeing. Despite the fact that this bill was passed, Governor Coopers veto Smithfields manipulations of North Carolina politics are evident.
Duke Athletics is complicit with environmental justice violations in our state by accepting money from Smithfield. Even though Smithfields voices are louder in government than the voices of the people they decimate, I am grateful for the privilege of being able to speak out against hog farming. Smithfield’s donations to Duke Athletics are unacceptable. I will not attend a Duke basketball match if Smithfield continues to donate to them. I encourage other students to think about their commitments.
Michelle Carter is a graduate student at the Nicholas School.
