A River of Waste: The Hazardous Truth About Factory Farms

July. 14,2009

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This documentary tells details how the practice wreaks havoc on the environment and on consumers' health. Through disturbing footage and interviews with experts, director Don McCorkell paints a disturbing portrait of a food system that uses hormones, antibiotics and arsenic to increase its output with little regard for the damage it causes.

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Reviews

AboveDeepBuggy

2009/07/14

Some things I liked some I did not.

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Fluentiama

2009/07/15

Perfect cast and a good story

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Pacionsbo

2009/07/16

Absolutely Fantastic

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Taraparain

2009/07/17

Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

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Brent Trafton

2009/07/18

Everyone should see "A River of Waste: The Hazardous Truth About Factory Farms."Factory farms are destroying the environment and endangering our health. Many of the factory farm practices used in the United States have been banned in the rest of the world but they are still in use here because the giant corporations pay off the politicians and use "lobbyists" to avoid taking responsibility for the damage they create.When it comes to factory farming, you are either supporting the system by purchasing their products or you are against the system by boycotting their products. Be an informed consumer and see "A River of Waste: The Hazardous Truth About Factory Farms."

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