1. By: Danielle Howell

2.  http://www.themeatrix.com/ http://www.themeatrix.com/  This is a video about how hog farms work.

3.  It’s home to more than 10 million hogs  92% of hogs are raised in factory-like conditions  Rated # 2 in the nation for hog production  Affect air quality, health, water quality, and every day life  Disposing of hog wastes create pollution  Run-off from waste that’s sprayed onto fields pollutes streams, rivers, and water supplies  Hog farms definitely affect people more when they live near them.

4.  Population- 1,985  Hog Population- 2,200,000  Minority Population- 46.4%  Median Income- $30,657  Poverty Population- 17.6%

5.  People can’t go outside because of the air from the pollution of the hog farms.  People cough, wheeze, eyes water, and even feel sick breathing in that odor.  Hydro-sulfide is a deadly, dangerous gas that’s produced in hog waste and if inhaled people can pass out.  Lagoons are also deadly because of the hydro-sulfide in them and people have to wear masks outside.

6.  This lady got her water tested for free and got a letter back telling her not to drink her water, cook with it, or wash with it.  Her dogs used to drink out of the ditch near her house and the well water from their water bowls and they eventually died off.  She ended up getting a new dog and it drinks the water from the ditch as well and when she delivered her puppies they were born dead.  She said, “when they fertilize the field, the odor gets in the air and she can’t even go outside nor let her grandson play outside because he got sick once from being out there from the odor.”

7.  Population- 21,483  Hog Population- 156,000  Minority Population- 41%  Median Income- $27,143  Poverty Population- 10.2%

8.  This lady had to check to see if the odor was outside before she could go out there.  On a day where there was no odor in the air, she runs outside to get done what she needs to do outside.  Also, when coming home she would sometimes have to run inside because of the odor.  When the odor is in the air she doesn’t go outside, keeps the windows shut, and keeps the doors shut so it doesn’t get inside.

9.  People cannot live in these conditions it affects their health way too much. People can’t even go outside and live a normal life without worrying about the odor in the air. People have passed out from it and ended up in a wheel chair and had to start over again to be able to walk. A lot of people have a lower life expectancy because of it and it makes the poverty rate higher. I believe something needs to be done about hog farms and how they get rid of hog waste. People can’t move away from them because they can’t afford to and have to deal with living in a bad health environment.  SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE AND CHANGE THE SITUATION!!