A river of waste : the hazardous truth about factory farms

A river of waste The hazardous truth about factory farms

DVD - 2009

This documentary "exposes a huge health and environmental scandal in our modern industrial system of meat and poultry production...In the U.S. and elsewhere, the industry is dominated by dangerous uses of arsenic, antibiotics and growth hormones and also by the dumping of massive amounts of sewage in fragile waterways affecting the nearby towns and its citizens. This film documents the vast catastrophic impact on the environment and public health, as well as focuses on the individual lives damaged and destroyed."--Container.

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Subjects
Animal waste > Environmental aspects.
Livestock > Housing > Waste disposal.
Animal industry.
Factory farms.
Meat industry and trade > Environmental aspects.
Documentary films.
Published
[Place of publication not identified] : Cinema Libre Studio [2009]
Language
English
Other Authors
Don McCorkell (-), Keith Power
Item Description
Title from disc label.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (DVD)(92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Production Credits
Produced and directed by Don McCorkell ; edited by Robert Nelms and Don McCorkel ; music by Keith Power.
ISBN
9781595871077
Contents unavailable.
Review by Library Journal Review

The hazardous truth about factory farms in the United States is that they are ruining our water supply and killing fish, causing high rates of asthma and cancer, and prioritizing profit over people. A River of Waste looks at factory farming here, the sister impact in Europe, and the effect of it all on our children and communities. As such, it is an excellent companion to films such as Food, Inc. (LJ 1/10) and King Corn (LJ 9/15/08). It is, however, very dry. Also, it uses a single camera with no fancy graphics and often focuses on the face of the talking narrator. Nonetheless, the film is extremely informative and may help people see the human side of what is generally viewed as being strictly about animals and animal abuse. Especially appropriate in academic settings, farming communities, and areas with a high interest in agricultural and green issues.-Manya Shorr, Sacramento P.L., CA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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