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Factory Farm Invasion
Factory farms are spreading and harming our rural communities. However people are standing up and calling for change. Factory Farms are not inevitable – there is a better way.
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Rural Quality of Life Lost
When factory farms are built in rural communities, neighbors suffer. Toxic gases from decomposing animal waste can make it unbearable to enjoy a rural quality of life.
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We Are Unique
The majority of our staff have had factory farms come to their own communities. Now we’re helping rural citizens and farmers take on the injustices of industrial animal agribusiness.
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Family Farms not Animal Factories
SRAP works to promote sustainable family farms in our rural communities, while supporting citizens to hold polluting factory farms accountable.
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Support Responsible Farmers not Factory Farms
It’s a myth that factory farms are needed to feed the world. What the world needs are healthy food sources from animals raised humanely on-pasture.
Need Help Protecting Your Community From a Factory Farm?
SRAP never charges fees for our services or advice. We also recognize that no two rural communities are alike, so we tailor our services to meet your specific needs. We can help your community fend off new CAFOs and limit the expansion of existing CAFOs.
Citizens Standing Up
After working for Motown Records, Monica Brooks decided on a life change and headed east to attend bible college. She never imagined that she’d also become involved in a turbulent two-year fight to protect her community’s air and water from the threat of a poultry factory farm moving into her neighborhood.
Factory Farms Harm Our Communities
Factory farms, officially called Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs), can make significant short-term profits because they externalize their production costs onto neighboring communities. Local residents end up paying for damaged roads due to heavy CAFO semi-truck traffic, manure… Read More
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Opposition to Agriculture Nuisance Law Amendment – SB1448
Below is an open letter to Arizona legislators encouraging them to oppose SB1448. We have also shared a letter from researchers at the Center for a Livable Future at Johns Hopkins University describing the public health implications of… Read More
Webinar: Greenwashing and Factory Farm Biogas in Delaware
When: Thursday, January 28th, 7 PM ET Where: Online via Zoom Click here to register and read about speakers Biogas is dirty energy, composed mainly of methane—a potent greenhouse gas. Burning biogas releases toxic chemicals that significantly contaminate… Read More
Danielle Diamond & Her Team Present on Right-to-Farm Laws
Danielle Diamond, Senior Director of Research and Resources at SRAP, and her research team recently presented at Yale’s Big Ag & Antitrust conference. Danielle and her team explored how right-to-farm laws across the nation exacerbate injustices in rural… Read More
An Introduction to SRAP
This video provides an introduction to SRAP, offering an overview of our work and why it’s so critically important.