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"Joyful Curmudgeon" An oxymoron?
No! I see all the beauty of God's creation and I'm joyful.  At the same time, I see all the suffering and corruption going on in the world, and feel called to help expose and end it so that we may have true peace and compassion.

 


Swine Flu – 3 May 2009
By Mary T. Hoffman

If you haven’t read “Smithfield Farms Fled US Environmental Laws to Open a Gigantic Pig Farm in Mexico, and All We Got Was this Lousy Swine Flu,” please visit:
http://www.all-creatures.org/articles/ar-smithfield.html 

“The [swine flu] link to animal industries is undeniable. One-third to one-half of pigs on modern farms have antibody evidence of the H1N1 virus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The reason: overcrowded pig farms create the perfect reservoir for this virus to replicate, creating new and more deadly strains. Once a pathogen emerges, it is spread by farm workers and the transport of livestock.” – From Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM)

Also read “Charge Smithfield: Pork Producers Should Pay for Swine Flu”:
http://www.all-creatures.org/alert/alert-20090501.html 

For health articles, visit:
http://www.all-creatures.org/health.html

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