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2021 Animal L. Comm. Newsl. 1 (2021)

handle is hein.journals/anilawcn2021 and id is 1 raw text is: A8\ ,MERICANBARASSOCIA IC Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section Winter / Spring 2021 > Animal Law Special Farmed Animal Issue Most infectious diseases are zoonotic-meaning that they transfer from nonhuman animals to humans-leading to dire human health risks inherent in the large-scale commodification of nonhuman animals.' The COVID-19 pandemic in particular originated with the human consumption of animals, and a wet market where humans and nonhumans crowded together served as the first super spreader of the virus.2 The ensuing pandemic has turned a spotlight onto the dangers of industrial animal agriculture facilities as incubators and disseminators of disease, simultaneously illuminating the nonhuman and human exploitation that has been entrenched in that system for decades. Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs), also known as factory farms, pack thousands of animals into comparably small spaces in an effort to maximize Uniting Plaintiff, Defense, Insurance, and Corporate Counsel to Advance the Civil Justice System