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Factory farming impacts the animals, people,
​water, land, and air of North Carolina. 
Some North Carolina Factory Farming Statistics:
148 million broiler chickens.
29 million turkeys.
10 million pigs.
13 million egg laying chickens.
​6 million "stock replenishing" chickens.
​Over 48,000 farms and concentrated animal feeding operations "CAFOS".

NC is the #1 producer of poultry & eggs in the USA and the #2 producer of pigs and turkeys.

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​References and further reading:
http://www.factoryfarmmap.org/states/nc/
http://www.ncpoultry.org/facts/facts.cfm
http://www.nass.usda.gov/Quick_Stats/Ag_Overview/stateOverview.php?state=NORTH%20CAROLINA
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article9251771.html

Environmental Justice:
According to the EPA, environmental justice is "the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income, with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies."

Environmental Justice Organization in NC include:
North Carolina Environmental Justice Network

http://www.ncejn.org/
Duplin REACH
https://duplinreach.wordpress.com/

Waterkeeper Alliance
http://waterkeeper.org/
Southern Environmental Law Center

https://www.southernenvironment.org/​
North Carolina Land Loss Prevention Project
https://www.landloss.org/

Southern Coalition for Social Justice
http://www.southerncoalition.org/


Watch these documentaries online:

Earthlings - free online [ www.earthlings.com/?page_id=32 ]
Cowspiracy - on Netflix [ www.netflix.com/title/80033772 ]
Speciesism, the Movie [ speciesismthemovie.com/ ]
Forks Over Knives [ www.forksoverknives.com/the-film/ ]
Peaceable Kingdom [ www.peaceablekingdomfilm.org/ ]
The Witness [ http://www.tribeofheart.org/…/sr_witscreeningroom_english.h… ]
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