CNN Reports Swine Flu : Inhumane Factory Farming Root Cause

[DaBroskiBro]

Look kids. WE WERE NOT DESIGNED TO DIGEST MEAT, DAIRY OR EGGS. UHH EVEN THE BIBLE SPEAKS AGAINST MURDERING ANIMALS.

[nogerdsurg]

Why the fuck does this inhumane treatment of animals continue, how can these pieces of shit sleep at night knowing they caused this! These poor pigs can barely move, and why the fuck does the goverment allow this! They let this happen, knowing it's the cause of swine flu, and then they fucking think that we're supposed to get a flu shot made up with God only knows what.The govt doesn't give a fuck about us or animals.

[corey120120]

I got put in jail for killing mexicans, now that swine flu happened i kill mexicans for the goverment. lol, jk or am i!

[RandyBful1]

I've eaten very little meat for months, now and I don't think it would be too difficult to cut it out, completely. The ONLY thing these corporations care about is the almighty dollar! I lived on a farm in '64. Back then, one would never dream that animals would be treated this way!

[countryboyjacob]

all of you are dumbass,'s they have to keep them in small cages becuse they will jump out im a pig ,sheep,cattle and bull farmer and i know all this shit yall city people dont so go to hell.

[paigebrumby]

this is why they call it swine flu! omg. cause pigs are swine. so the flu came from pigs then started spreading i think it first hit the farmers and then it starts spreading. and then people are making the "toxic" flu shots that contain animal puss and other gross and deadly substences. it may cure swin flu but it might bring up a worse sickness. i am staying tuned with my docter and his researching

[DianeDi]

@paigebrumby Humankind is breeding animals by the billions on factory farms. Please see my main page description and watch "FOOD, INC. it's a free documentary online. We have NO right to think we can eat animals or other beings that we share this planet with. There is something very wrong with this thought process. We are not meant to eat other mammals or drink their milk. It has everything to do with corporations that control our food and the bottom line is all about profit and greed.

[mayabelldotcom]

What the story nobody else is figuring out is that in 2006 pigs with human blood were bio engineered. also pigs with hybreen human pig blood, were made. That is how a virus was able to be grown in these hybreed pigs that can infect humans also.

[thedancetuber]

unreal, did you know the vaccine is made with chicken eggs, makes u wonder where the "eggs" are coming from....ugh. My mother just doubled the size of her organic garden, we have fresh fruit, vegetables, herbs and roots.

[DianeDi]

yes I knew, plus other foreign toxins you don't want in the human body. Watch how they make vaccines

watch?v=BBMno0dpwNQ

[EApolarisman4]

quite possibly the largest load of crap i have ever hear

[paultheuglydog]

I hope I dont end up going to prison for saying this. I believe that the swine flu is a germ that the government accidently let loose from one of those places where they make germs for biological germ warfare. The media cant report on it because the government controls the media. If I am right, let me know secretly.

[DianeDi]

It's no secret paultheuglydog, I think a lot of people feel that way, and they are probably the 50% the realize there is so much controversy on this subject. The other 50% taking the shot listen to mainstream lies and propaganda. Don't worry, no one is going to jail because if we went to jail for what we are thinking and saying, then I'd be locked up for life. ;o) In addition, putting thousands of pigs in one giant factory farm is an excellent natural breeding ground for disease.

[paigebrumby]

well the swine flu is a different sickness then the ones the government factorys make that are so called healthy and can keep swine flu away is yet toxic. the "flu shots" have ingredients that i am afraid to trust. "animal puss" (the stuff from after the animal has been killed) i cant find the magizine but it has some deadly ingredients that can cause cancer. but i remember it has uranium in it i think or was it iluminum

[DianeDi]

@paigebrumby I don't trust vaccine ingredients at all. Why anyone would want to put foreign and contaminated "serum" into their bodies is beyond me. Many contain mercury / thimerosal, formaldehyde, live or dead virus. Some have squalene, which is believed to have caused "Gulf War Syndrome". Too many reasons to NOT VACCINATE. I believe in a healthy diet and lifestyle. Building our immune systems is what keeps away disease, not these injections. Drug companies are getting rich thou.

[omapps]

blah blah blah, its man made, wake up and this guy talking in video is not a dr.

[WinterHaven]

Did you know chickens are fed daily doses of arsenic in the chicken feed and is 100% legal. The cows are fed chicken shit-yes, chicken maneur which has been shown positive for arsenic poisoning. Chicken shit is legal to feed to pigs and they gas the red meat with carbon monoxide to keep the meat looking "red and fresh" even after months. Also 100% legal and need not be labeled as such. Oh, arsenic in chicken feed is also labeled as "organic": Arsenic poison naturally occurs in nature :-)

[DianeDi]

Thank you for your comment ! I totally agree, we just need the other 99% of the population to figure this out and get with the program.

[WinterHaven]

They won't. And the USDA covers the MRSA and VRE in meat up. They don't want to put this out because it will adversely affect meat sales and they don't give a flying fuck about MRSA or VRE in raw meat or how contageous it is. I have 100% proof that they know about it.

[DianeDi]

Another good reason to avoid animal products ! I would highly recommend you make a YT video on this subject. You could make a difference, and I guarantee I would share it far and wide.

[WinterHaven]

USDA authorized the Pork Board to do an initial test after my letter to University of Michigan and they swabed pigs randomly on different farm factories & all came up positive for MRSA. Not suprisingly the project was immediately scraped & tossed. SHhhh! Let's not offend the corpse industry. Canada got a hold of this research, and randomly swabbed pork from stores-about 30% came positive for live MRSA. With all of this that the gov. knows-they cover it up. You think people care?

[DianeDi]

That is truly a very sick cover-up. MRSA is a huge concern in hospitals and nursing homes. Carriers are monitored and segregated as a rule. I actually believe the people would care - I just know that it's not reported. If you want the real news, you have to turn off the tell-lie-vision.

[WinterHaven]

Naw-most people have MRSA and never been in contact with the hospital or took antibiotics. You can get MRSA just by touching raw meat. MRSA is also found in soil because of farm factory run off-that is, they just dump the shit anywhere.

[WinterHaven]

On the other hand, maybe people DESERVE getting infected with MRSA for handling dead corpses and eating them. Sew what they reap. Welcome to the world of MRSA and VRE.

[DianeDi]

I also know what you mean about people eating and handling dead corpses. I also think that the diseases such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes and other auto-immune problems is the animals "ultimate revenge" from their graves.

It's only a matter of time as the increased demand for flesh cannot keep up this pace. Humankind has pretty much raped this planet and still continues to slap it around. There will be serious starvation (far worse than now) if things don't change very soon.

[WinterHaven]

Actually according to the testimony of real cannibals, eating human flesh tastes the same as eating pig meat. Some serial killers/cannibals even sold human remains as sausages and pork, and pork meat pies. Nobody could tell the difference. Sweeney Todd really was a real person who killed rich haircut patrons, and his neighbor, a butcher, chopped them up and made meat pies out of them. Considering the meat guzzlers in society they simply will become cannibals. Soylent Green! :-)

[WinterHaven]

I think the year was 1952-the Human Sausage murders-the hotel owners simply killed the patrons who were late on their rent and cooked them up as sausages to their guests. Nobody ever knew.

[WinterHaven]

Pig meat tissue is extremely similar to human tissue. That's why heart values are extracted from pigs and transplanted into humans. HEPARIN, a blood anticoagulant, is made from pig intestines :-)

[WinterHaven]

Pig meat was also shown to have Hepatitis E and it will not cook out-and is 100% contageous to humans.

[WinterHaven]

I would worry more about MRSA and VRE in raw chicken and pig meat-they live in shit and piss and kept on daily doses of antibiotics causes multiple resistance. MRSA AND VRE IS SO CONTAGEOUS YOU CAN JUST TOUCH THE RAW MEAT AND CATCH IT--THE USDA KNOWS IT AND DELIBERATELY HIDES IT!!! SERIOUSLY!! I SHOWED THEM THE RESEARCH BACK EARLY 2007!!! What I'm telling you is 100% fact.

[DianeDi]

I have a very real concern about MRSA - if you can send me a PM with any info about his, I would be forever grateful. Both of my inlaws are carriers ;o(

[Montagraph]

BULLSHIT! LIES, ALL LIES! H1N1, "Some people say" lol, was created in a Lab!

[WinterHaven]

Yeah and in 1918 they had the technology to create H1N1. The "Spanish flu" was also H1N1. Amazing the power of denial. Anything to divert form the real cause which is animal cruelty.

[blite13]

It's a manmade strain, it contains a bird flu , human flu and swine...it's IMPOSSIBLE for this to happen without splicing....this vid is just BS spewed out by a propaganda filled media. Don't believe ANYTHING you see on TV, it's so misleading, it really is disgusting.

[jdbrown371]

Sort of like how schools and day care centers spread colds and flu...

[aspacguy]

There should be a law that says that the owners of these farms and all farms also consume their products.. its only fair. Otherwise they are dumping (whatever is appropriate) to the general public..

[DianeDi]

Chances are they do eat what they produce-like many North American's they really have no idea just where their food was produced. It's a slow killer, 50, 60 even 70's..the sicknesses start around mid 50's, and build from there. No doctor will say don't eat animal products... they may say to cut back, but they also have no clue, they were never trained in that area, just pushing drugs. Big Pharma has brainwashed the doctors of this nation - and we are the guinea pigs.

Watch "Food That Kills"

[CJWarlock]

"blessed are the vegans for they shall inherit the world"

Yeah! Couldn't say it better. :)

[DianeDi]

I don't understand how so many cannot see what "we" see. It's as if they've been blindfolded and have to take our word for everything. It just seems so obvious to me - that's why I refer to others as blind.

I do realize that you can't open someone elses eyes... they have to do this all by themselves.

[CJWarlock]

Yup. We can only help people to open their eyes. But hey, that's exactly what you are doing by posting movies on YT. Keep up the good work. Spread the message. You have my respect.

[DianeDi]

Somehow I think we will inherit it, I'm just concerned about the terrible condition it will be in.

[CJWarlock]

I think so too and I'm concerned about the same thing...

[porolita22]

In my country pig meat sales dropped by 80%... the industry went crazy and started giving the meat out for free... telling people "pig meat won't give you swine flu"... and people attended by the thousands to take the free meat.

No one stops to think about things. People are so dumb, it makes me angry.

[DianeDi]

Free meat? Wow, now that tells you something. It's unfortunate that a virus has to make people think about the main source. It's also criminal the way these agri-businesses raise animals and continue to get away with not only cruelty, but major environmental damage to air, water and generally the lives of anyone living in a 100 mile radius - AND that's only the damage before consumption.

[SadiesSpirit]

thankyou very much my friend for showing this. I totally agree with it. Stupid factory farmers. When will people wake up.

[DianeDi]

Thanks for your comment my friend..... I just read today that a farm worker in Alberta Canada who recently returned from Mexico has infected a pig herd. I guess this virus can also go from humans to pigs..... of course the media states "it's safe to eat pork products" gosh, wouldn't want those billion dollar pork producers to loose any money over this ;o)

[DianeDi]

By adopting a universally accepted plant-based diet, the threat of animal diseases which now plague man will one day be eliminated.

[CJWarlock]

DianeDi: "By adopting a universally accepted plant-based diet, the threat of animal diseases which now plague man will one day be eliminated."

True. Agreed. :) Go Vegan folks, it's now or never...

[DianeDi]

So true, and I have videos to show that what you say is fact. It's not only about saving animals, it's three-fold, 1) animals 2) our health 3) environment It's a no brainer - people, please do a little research of your own.

[CJWarlock]

Make the list of these movies please and mail it to me priv or post it here in comments.

[TangerineTangerine]

what should the govt do- is a wrong question. what can WE do? reclaim our consumer power, wake up and go vegan. the govt cant do a thing if majority of ppl demand meat, dairy & eggs. we are NOT powerless- we are the ones who decide.. bravo CNN for showing the atrocity most ppl support. this is a much needed kick in the a**.

[jtking2504]

Jane Velez is amazing, a champion for this cause and for all the millions of people who support it, more power to her and CNN for running this story.

[TheVeganicWitch]

What astounds me is that the most important discovery we made for human health was hygiene and we forget that the same thing would apply to non-human animals. Crowd a bunch of organisms together in a stressful, unhygienic environment and what do you get -DISEASE! It is the most obvious equation in the whole world :-/

[DianeDi]

I must agree with your statement, "facts" however I have to wonder why mainstream media will never cover these facts. Anything that has to do with animals, disease, food, pathegens, etc... are avoided.... while celebrity gossip takes front page.... sadly people keep buying into this garbage and think this is what life is all about. This is man made, whether in a lab or on a factory farm... no matter how you slice it, it has humankind written all over it. ;o(

[DianeDi]

I am awake every night trying to figure out how, just how, to tell the people about this pale blue dot, how to save these beings and still be able to have a good, sustainable life.... i know it's possible, we just need to lower our overall expectations. There is a life out there, for everyone, we just need to stop EATING THEM and all the other atrocities mankind feels we are worthy of ??? I have no words..... I cannot understand anyone wanting to eat flesh - anything with a face or heartbeat.

[TheVeganicWitch]

I ate them for ages without a second thought, when i did have second thoughts someone would come along and reassure me that it was ok to eat dead animals and stupid to do anything else. It took me until I was 28 to really work it out, after 1.5 years of calling myself vegetarian and eating fish, then going back to meat eating, then getting my facts straight and going vegan. They think we are idealistic, food police, mentally ill etc for taking up this cause. We are just ahead of the zeitgeist.

[ShallAdoreCats]

Good for you for posting this and good for Jane. The news I have heard says otherwise. As you say "so why aren't people in the media talking about the connection between factory farming and human health?" Stress, over crowding, inhumane treat of course animals would likely be more prone to outbreaks of disease. It is shameful and there is no reason for this.

[DianeDi]

I know exactly what you mean.... how can anyone believe that piling thousands of frightened animals into a barn/unit and expect them to feel happy to be alive be a good thing for us? How sick is our world to actually consider this as a possibility. I love my animals, and I KNOW you love your babies as well... but how can others not realize that they have a heart a mind a thought a feeling, whether good or bad... they love us unconditionally.... I know your babies love you... I can see that !

[runtillyoupuke]

Watch "Earthlings", stop eating meat. Swine flu is a hoax though. Everyone is panicking about an epidemic...what about the obesity epidemic, cancer, diabetes, heart disease...more people die of these unnecessary illnesses than will die from swine flu.

[journeyman47]

Exactly. Well said.

[runtillyoupuke]

I meant pandemic not epidemic.

[DianeDi]

CDC said that in 2003, 36,000 americans died, yes DIED of influenza. Wow, those numbers are staggering, but why is one or two deaths (although tragic) made out to be the end of the world and an pandemic is looming over us"?

[TheLatasia]

Thank you!

It's about time!

I'm a vegan and I feel like there is alittle bit of karma going on here to tell people they need to start questioning more.

[androclestipster]

Bravo to CNN for letting Jane Velez have her say. When I first heard about the outbreak of this flu, the first thing I thought of was factory farming. Especially in Mexico. Listen up farmers, any deaths are on your heads.

[66morningstar]

I am surprized they let her run the story, but I am so glad that they did. People wake up! We are all responsible to do what we can to stop this and spread the word, and I do believe like EmbraceAllCreation said, that we reap what we sow. God help us to face these problems and wake up and see with our eyes and hearts.

[EmbraceAllCreation]

Animals are NOT, i repeat NOT!!! ours To Hold Captive, Kill, Consume, Wear, Experiment on, Torture, Hunt or get Entertainted by!!!! Until the so called "Humans" will Stop ALL that, because All of it is WRONG! U will Reap what U sow, whether its the Swine Flu or Heart Disease, Diabetes, Crazy Kids, etc. etc. WATCH Earthlings the Film and Learn To STOP being Speciecistic Nazis!!!!

[CDLver]

Jane Velez, a selfless voice in the news media for the animals. Tell it like it is, Jane!

Wow! CNN let her run with this story? I am floored! Bravo, CNN!

[arafel1964]

Nature strikes back at us and we deserve it.

The pig flu, chicken diseases, mad cow diseases in Europe could all be related to the mass-industry. It's logical that animals being kept in tiny spaces, in thier own urine, being beaten, having stress, get food made by mass industry containing chemicals and unnatural components (animalcomponents in food for cows!) develop diseases. Governments and companies only care for the big money because they could have changed things a long time ago.

[Avoice4theUnheard]

arafel1964 I dont think anyone could have put that any better than you did. It makes perfect sense how we are getting all these diseases.

Like journeyman47 stated "Bioterrorism? That's happening down on the farm, bud."

[heavyair3]

WHO MUST send research mission to Mexico.

What are they waiting for?

[horsesinnyc]

inhumane factory farming and it is very sad, people don't realize that we are torturing animals and in the end we are destroying our planet and ourselves.

[journeyman47]

Heh, heh.

[askalice50]

Heh heh.

[baby13sc]

This all happens to be a coincidence that this freak virus pops up huh?

I know we are due for a pandemic(I do believe virus' mutate)

But this is too obvious.

[baby13sc]

"the World Organization for Animal Health have proposed the name North American influenza because this new strain in its entirety has not been found in swine (pigs)"

DianeDi - Wiki 2009 swine flu outbreak.

[DianeDi]

Hi Scoppertop... forgive me, but not sure what you mean .... what did they take down?

[Scoppertop]

When I came to watch, the vid was gone for at least a few minutes, since I tried to watch it 3 times... (It said, Sorry an error has occurred, try again later). I guess they fixed it!

[medlmayer]

unbelievable. condemning the same practices that are utilized in every westernized country? poor conditions cause genetic hybridization of swine, bird and human flu? no way this was created in a lab, we promise:) only cnn can bring you this story LOL..

[XB70Playboy]

Excellent report. Excellent.

[rollsthepaul]

Bullshit piled upon bullshit. Go CNN Go.

[VeganTruth]

that news caster needs to stop drinking coffee... she is WAY to forceful and aggressive in the way she speaks. Thats fox for you.

[DianeDi]

Jane Velez-Mitchell is who you are referring to and just to clarify, she is a vegan and environmentalist. It is CNN by the way.

[VeganTruth]

Really?? wow.

She still seems a bit over the top in her speaking voice... but thats typical of news casters.

[DianeDi]

Hey no worries, they no doubt have only a few minutes to get their point across - quick is better than slow in my mind.... Let's be real on this... if you or I have a 3 minute slot on prime time, don't you think we would practise talking real fast? I would for certain.... concise, clear and lots of info - sometimes we only get one chance to say what needs to be said!

[TheVeganicWitch]

A vegan newscaster??? I didn't know they let us speak in public LOL

[DianeDi]

LOL - unbelieveable.... mind you after that eye opening report I would bet CNN had complaints from the "pork producers". I was just reading an article about a farm working returning from Mexico who works at a pig farm in Alberta, Canada has infected the pigs. The news is telling people it's still okay to eat pork as the pork is safe. So this virus seems to spread from humans to animals as well.

[Francieska]

Not often enough... unfortunately.  The meat morons always get heard.

[john1230]

Lots of proof of bio engineering.

They're thinking about obligatory vaccinations too.

[baby13sc]

+ Our pig farms are not any better. They are just as confined, sick, and miserable as Mexican pigs.

[journeyman47]

Probably true. But that doesn't change the fact that viruses mutate all the time, and intermix, and reassemble themselves.

Billions of nonhuman animals crowded together in filthy, stressful and inhumane conditions, getting pumped with antibiotics just to keep them alive....Factory farms are the breeding ground for the future plagues of the Earth. The entire medical communtity knows this, and has been warning people, but no one listens.

Bioterrorism? That's happening down on the farm, bud.

[anutarasamyat]

... well, now that they've wiped out the small pig farmer, let's go after the factory farms and close them down and starve to death.

[journeyman47]

anut: not sure what you're getting at there.

[baby13sc]

Dude, sick confined pigs did NOT cause a mutation between human, two bird flues, and swine flu.

This has bioengineering written all over it.

[journeyman47]

baby13: You are so wrong I don't even know where to start. Go back to your basic biology and read about how viruses evolve... you will begin to see the light- that in fact "sick, confined pigs" are EXACTLY where viruses like swine flu mutate.

[baby13sc]

I understand virus' mutate. Don't judge me.

If that's the case, learn how to spell.

If you can't see the big sign in your face that this is man made, I feel sorry for you.

[journeyman47]

Baby: The plural for virus is viruses. Perhaps you should look it up yourself before chiding someone on their spelling. (Virus') with an apostrophe is the possesive form, as in, "the virus' dna had begun to mutate".

Second, you claim this current new strain of swine flu is man-made. Swine flu has occasionally evolved to become zoonotic several times, as have many other species of virus. Although it might sound exciting that terrorists developed it, I don't see any "big signs" in my face.

[baby13sc]

Chiding?

Don't tell me to learn basic biology when you don't even know me or have a reason to make that assumption. Your belief is THEORY, just like mine. So suck it up.

AND I KNOW BIOLOGY

[OurCorruptWorld]

Okay, baby13sc..... tell me in all honesty.... factory farming with a hundred thousand pigs inside a football stadium, knee deep in shit and piss,,,, is that man made? I don't doubt for one second that this virus isn't man made, by BAXTER perhaps, since they were busted with tainted vaccines to 18 countries.... but really... do you think we can keep breeding millions, if not billions of animals for food, in confined spaces and not pay a price for this?

[baby13sc]

Not at all. I do believe we need to change way we breed our animals. I never said different.

I believe virus' mutate but I also said this freak flu is not natural.

[journeyman47]

OCW: great response; and it IS billions, not just millions.

[OurCorruptWorld]

Yes, billions..... how truly sad is that ;o(

[DianeDi]

So you feel that 100,000 pigs in a confined space of a football field, pooping and urinating up to their knees in a building that only promotes massive growth is safe - come on... the air and water around such factory farms are disasterous. I am not a scientist or a doctor, but it doesn't take a mental giant to see the sad reality of cheap meat production, particularly in poor countries. It's all about profit and greed, and THEY keep winning. THEY don't live there or eat this crap.

[baby13sc]

If that was the case, we would have a LOAD of new virus'. American isn't any better at keeping pigs. Shit would be popping up all over, every year. They raise and sell pigs fast, so if this was the case, virus' would be popping up all over.

Not this freak virus that contains TWO BIRD, HUMAN, AND SWINE FLU.

Swine's aren't even sick with this virus.

[journeyman47]

baby: Speaking of spelling, the plural of "swine" is "swine". Like deer-- there is no word "deers". "Swine's", again with the apostrophe you seem so fond of, is again the possessive form, as in, "The swine's crappy, crowded, filthy conditions were a perfect breeding ground for new strains of viruses to evolve."

Viruses reassort (mutate) and cross species barriers all the time. This is nothing new. I just hope it reminds people this is one more reason why factory farming is so unhealthy.

[baby13sc]

Factory farming IS unhealthy, but that is not the reason why this flu came to be.

The pigs don't even have the virus. The virus has the pig gene. Look it up. Even the wiki shit i posted contradicts itself saying the pigs don't have the virus, then stating the possibility of the 'confined pig theory'.

[DianeDi]

Have you read baby13sc's influences?  That may explain quite a bit.

[journeyman47]

Diane-- heh, heh, I just did, and I see what you mean. That dude is pretty wacked.

And I don't think we're gonna convince him...."There is no one more blind than he who refuses to see."

Thanks for the tip.

[WinterHaven]

Yeah, yeah, right. And in 1918 scientists had the technology to create H1N1. The Spanish flu was also H1N1. Dipshit. Amazing the power of denial-ANYTHING to divert from the fact that it was caused by animal cruelty and massive meat production.

[lumpfish99]

dont watch tell-lie-vision.....

[WinterHaven]

Why a lie? You have animals literally living like sardines, horrendously stressed. Would you do that to a dog? Pigs are far more intelligent than dogs. They live in their own piss and shit-all of their life. Their lungs burn from the fumes. They have open wounds from man handling. Their stress level high, given daily doses of antibiotics to keep them alive in filth & stress-any virus will spread like wildfire. ALL FLUS originate from pigs or chickens. Farm factories are LEGAL bio terrorists.

[WinterHaven]

Why don't you try living in a space so small you can't turn around, living in your own shit and piss, and the stench so horrid your lungs burn. No other thing to do but stand there. And the constant screams of others from being tortured-and kept alive with DAILY doses of antibiotics. And get kicked and man handled.I bet your immune system will be major low. But you don't give a shit-yeah they taste good. I think it's disgusting people eat dead corpses. Humans are sick and disgusting animals.