WASHINGTON—As reported by the Toledo Blade, the Physicians Committee—a national nonprofit with 17,000 doctors nationwide—is asking officials in Ohio, Michigan, and other agricultural states to phase out large-scale livestock facilities including mega-dairies and massive egg farms. The current bird flu crisis is an urgent reminder to transition food production away...
COLUMBUS, Ohio—The Physicians Committee, a national doctors’ group with 381 physicians in Ohio, and 17,000 doctors nationwide is calling on Gov. Mike DeWine of Ohio to phase out crowded egg farms and mega-dairies where diseases like H5N1 Bird Flu can easily spread. In Ohio, there are about 295 large-scale, industrial livestock facilities, according to the U.S...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a public health nonprofit of more than 17,000 doctors, is offering 5 Nutritious Alternatives to Cow’s Milk for consumers concerned about bird flu among dairy cattle. A virulent strain of bird flu was identified for the first time in U.S. cow’s milk and among dairy cattle in Texas on March 25, and a...