Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production 2008 report -- Putting Meat on the Table: Industrial Farm Animal Production in America reports what the commission refers to as unacceptable risks to public health, the environment, and rural communities.


Union of Concerned Scientists 2008 report -- CAFOs Uncovered:The Untold Costs of Confined Animal Feeding Operations spotlights the impacts of CAFOs on the environment,  public health, and economics of rural communities.


Environmental Defense Fund 2008 literature review -- Adverse Health Effects of Hog Production highlights peer-reviewed literature on the impacts of large-scale hog production on individual and public health.

_ Addressing the Impacts of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations

_ Swine Production - Who is my neighbor?

_ Moratorium on Confined Animal Feeding Operations

_ Catholics and Factory Farms

_ Water Quality and confined animal feedlot operations

_ Public Health and Community Impacts