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Mass Animal Deaths

by Google Maps
Created by an anonymous user, this Google map depicts the locations of recent mass animal deaths and links to relevant news sources related to these events.

Humane State Rankings 2010

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by Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)

The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) released its second annual Humane State Ranking, a report rating all 50 states on a range of animal protection laws involving companion animals, animal cruelty and fighting, wildlife, animals and research, horses, and farm animals. The top ranking states in the 2010 survey includes California, New Jersey, Colorado, Main, and Massachusetts.


Factory Farm Map

by Food & Water Watch
This interactive factory farm map depicts the trend toward industrialized farming across the United States, by state, from 1997 to 2007. The information presented includes national and state-specific statistics on the safety and sustainability of the U.S. food supply.

The Changing Prices of the Stuff You Eat

by Good Worldwide
A graphical depiction of the price trends of fresh fruits and vegetables (+ ~32%), breakfast cereal, fish, soups, cheese (- ~17%), meats (- ~22%), and carbonated nonalcoholic drinks over a thirty year period from 1980 to 2010, which shows a basic decline in the prices of food groups considered "unhealthy" and a basic increase in the prices of food groups generally considered to be "healthy." These trends in food prices are at least partly due to artificial factors at work, including government subsidies and production efficiencies.

Food Availability (Per Capita) Data System

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by U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service
This data system provides information on "food availability," or the per capita amount of food in the U.S. food marketing system available for consumption. Based on data related to imports and exports of various foods, and farm and industrial uses, this system approximates what those in the U.S. consume, on average, including all food from grocery stores, restaurants, cafeterias, and other eating places.


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