In a recent CNN segment, a hog farmer in Minnesota is seen in apparent distress at the prospect of having to euthanize his thousands of pigs due to reduced slaughterhouse capacities. Indeed, meat-packing plants across the nation have closed because of COVID-19 outbreaks, leading to staggering numbers of pigs, cows and chickens being “depopulated” — …

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by Cindy Machado, originally published in the Marin Independent Journal. During these unusual times, many of us are turning to our television screens to binge-watch the latest shows – after all, we can all use a little escapism. One show in particular seems to have caught the nation’s fascination. Unfortunately, there is so much more …

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