America’s top pork producer churns out a sea of waste that has destroyed rivers, killed millions of fish and generated one of the largest fines in EPA history. Welcome to the dark side of the other white meat.

I know it’s a long article. I know it won’t be pleasant to read. Please read it, and then consider your next pork chop. Factory farming needs to be stopped … or regulated to within an inch of its life. It’s not just about the poor pigs, though there is plenty of sympathy in my heart for the life they lead until they get slaughtered. It’s also about the disgusting levels of pollution and damage to human life factory farming causes on many levels.

It’s just awful, for the pigs and any nearby humans (and in this case, nearby seems to be most of North Carolina). Please read the article and pass it on. Most people don’t think about this kind of thing, and they should. It’s an older article, so I can’t imagine the situation has gotten much better since then. The guy who runs the company only seems to care about one thing: getting rich on the backs of pigs and people.

Note: Anyone in the Austin area looking for tasty, tasty pork from pigs who live happy pig lives before becoming pork chops, may I suggest Richardson Farms? Just look at the happy pigs, cows, and chickens! That’s ranching the way it should be done.