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Sleepless on the Farm
October 19, 2007. By Jane Mundy.
It has been a long time since Tim Wilson and his wife got to sleep in. Every morning around 4am the neighbor's two dozen or so roosters—just outside their bedroom window—give them a wake-up call. The rooster crows have turned into a frustrating farm nuisance.
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Poultry Farm Nuisance: Nobody Crosses the Road
October 13, 2007. By Jane Mundy.
Parrotsville, TN "I will never get used to this," says Maureen Holmes. "I'm surrounded by chicken houses and my kids can't even play outside." For Maureen and her family, these chicken houses are more than a poultry farm nuisance; they have interfered with their quality of life.
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Farm Nuisance: Too Close for Comfort
September 18, 2007. By Jane Mundy.
Evansville, IN "We live in an agricultural community but there's no reason why someone has to build turkey houses right across the street from us," says Jamie H. Her family now has to deal with yet another poultry farm nuisance.
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Farm Nuisance Makes One Property Owner Hog Wild
September 9, 2007. By Jane Mundy.
Summerfield, FL "This place used to be beautiful but the pig pen right behind my fence has destroyed it," says John Williams. This hog farm has become more than a farm nuisance for Williams: it has also devastated his property value.
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Farm Nuisance: Living Near Poultry Factory
September 6, 2007. By Jane Mundy.
Byrdstown, TN: "We thought they were just clear-cutting across the street and next thing we knew, chicken houses were built," says Kasie. "This is more than a farm nuisance: it is a factory that hurts not only us but farmers and communities."
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Factory Farms: Air Pollution and the Threat of Bird Flu
August 15, 2007. By Anne Borden.
Little Rock, AK As neighbors of factory farms continue to file lawsuits claiming asthma and other illnesses, some experts are documenting another public health threat: bird flu.
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Factory Farm Pollution: Neighbors Turn to Lawsuits
August 7, 2007. By Anne Borden.
San Luis Obisbo, CA Peter Chase (not his real name) takes a whiff of the air on his back patio. "Another day indoors," he sighs. "I could wait forever for the government to take action [against factory farms]," says Peter. "The only way to get these corporations to stop polluting is by making them pay - through lawsuits."
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Hog Wash: Animal Waste Sparks Tempers and Lawsuits in Midwest
July 30, 2007. By Anne Borden.
Zearing, IA "Two nights last summer, I had to sleep in my car because of the stink," says Don Peck of Zearing, Iowa. "The stink" that Mr. Peck refers to is the odor from a livestock truck wash at a factory farm several miles from his home.
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Scientists: Factory Farm Neighbors Face Health Risks
July 17, 2007. By Anne Borden.
Des Moines, IA Several recent studies have shown that residents who live within several miles of a factory farm can suffer significant health consequences including asthma, skin rashes, headaches and infections that are transmitted from animals to human beings.
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Factory Farms: What Can Be Done?
July 5, 2007. By Anne Borden.
Chilton, WI Once upon a time, Mrs. Edwards and her neighbors were close, attending the same church and even vacationing together. But now, they are no longer on speaking terms; in large part because of the 16 giant chicken houses the neighbors built, containing nearly half a million birds.
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- "What Stinks?" It's the Factory Farm By Anne Borden (Jul-3-07)