Tue, 16 Dec 2003

BioTerror Down on the Farm

Ah, the joys of centralized factory farming! Notice in the piece that there are only 5 major feed lots in the entire US! Un-fucking believeable!

Maybe if we weren't so busy trying to put the small operator out of business, this kind of terrorist attck couldn't be contemplated. It'd be impossible for the bad guys to hit 50,000 farms, eh? But 5? That's gotta be tempting some wacko somewhere...

Keeping Cows Safe From Terrorism. The Department of Homeland Security gives researchers $33 million to study ways to fend off a potential terrorist attack on America's livestock and food supply. By Noah Schachtman. [Wired News]

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