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Nowy Dwór, Poland: a case to defeat an expanding animal factory

In the small village of Nowy Dwór, northwestern Poland, in the Złotów, local residents found themselves at the heart of a struggle against the expansion of industrial agriculture. A pig farm with 2,000 animals, located in the middle of the village, had already disrupted its residents’ life, causing intense odours, air pollution and health risks. …

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Local power: meet a leading voice in Spain’s fight against animal factories

Remedios Bobillo, also known as Reme, hails from Mota del Cuervo, a small municipality in the province of Cuenca, about 100 kilometres inland from Madrid, Spain. In 2018, her life took a significant turn when she found herself leading a local resistance against a proposed pig factory in her village. Her fight soon grew into …

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Limavady’s resistance: fighting back Northern Ireland’s mega pig factory

In the small town of Limavady, Northern Ireland, plans for a mega pig factory with a capacity for 70 000 pigs, the largest in the United Kingdom at that time, face fierce local resistance since 2015. Residents and environmental groups have raised concerns about pollution, animal welfare, and public health. A bit of context The …

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Resisting animal factories: local testimonies & collective action

Over the past few decades, Europe’s food system has become increasingly dominated by animal factories, confining tens of thousands of animals into crowded, tightly packed industrial facilities. The impacts of this industrial form of animal production strongly affect rural areas and communities living close to the installations. Those impacts range from soil, air and water …

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Facing the wind: Kisbér residents’ fight against pig factory’s pollution

In the village of Kisbér, located in Komárom-Esztergom County, Hungary, a battle has been ongoing for over a decade against a pig factory and biogas plant situated just 800 metres from the village’s residential area. Despite initial promises of minimal odour pollution impacts through tree-lined areas and modern technologies, the reality is different. A bit …

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