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Dear Supporter,

The folks at the Food & Environment Network (FERN) have taken on the grim task
of monitoring the COIVD-19 situation in industrial slaughterhouses.

The numbers aren’t pretty.

As of June 29, FERN reports that at least 36,561 meatpacking, food processing
and farmworkers have tested positive for Covid-19—and at least 116 workers of
those have died.

Meanwhile four of the “Big Meat” companies responsible for these numbers—Tyson,
JBS, Cargill and Smithfield—are being investigated for using the pandemic to
needlessly endanger workers, and to deceive consumers about meat shortages so
they could jack up prices, all while exporting massive amounts of meat to China.

Never have we needed to shut down factory farms more than now.

And never has the opportunity been more within our reach—if we can marshal the
resources to get the job done.

Our deadline to meet our 2nd-quarter budget is midnight tonight. And we are
still far short of our goal. Can you help by making a donation today?
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[[link removed]]We need to transition exploited factory farm workers to safer, better paying
jobs, either in organic regenerative meat production or some other green
industry.

But that’s just one of many reasons to end factory farming.

Industrial factory farms produce pesticide- and drug-contaminated meat.

Industrial factory farms are leading polluters of water and air.

Industrial factory farms are notorious for their cruel treatment of animals.

And let’s not forget this: Without factory farms, Monsanto would have a hard
time pushing farmers to grow millions of acres of pesticide-saturated GMO grains
for animal feed.

Now, more than ever, it’s time to demand an organic regenerative food and
farming system.

Now, more than ever, we need a food system that improves public health, ensures
worker rights, protects family farmers, ends animal abuse and protects the
environment, including climate stability.

Safely ensconced in their high-rise executive offices, “Big Meat” corporation
executives care nothing about the communities they exploit, and from which they
extract wealth.

We can do better. And there’s no time like the present.

Please make a donation today if you are able. You can donate online, by mail or
by phone, details here.
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[[link removed]]Thank you. Be safe. Be healthy.

P.S. Please help us raise $100,000 by midnight June 30 to avoid a 2nd-quarter
shortfall. You can donate online, or by phone or mail— click here for details
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