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What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - The Failures of ‘Organic’ Farming

What Next | Daily News and Analysis

Slate Podcasts

Daily News, News, News Commentary

4.32.4K Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

There are regulations regarding how farm animals are transported, how they’re auctioned, how they’re slaughtered—but when they’re living on the farm? That’s where things get cloudy. 


Guest: Annie Lowrey, journalist writing on politics and economic policy for The Atlantic.


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0:54.0

Hey everyone, a quick warning before we get started,

0:58.0

we will be talking about the mistreatment of farm animals in this episode and some of the descriptions are graphic.

1:05.0

Okay, here's the show.

1:07.0

Last fall, reporter Annie Lowry went to a cattle auction in Northern California.

1:18.0

Dozens of cows were being sold at auction that day, but Annie's eyes settled on one.

1:24.1

Cow 13039.

1:27.1

One of her eyes was kind of swollen and cloudy and roomy and it looked like she had an

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