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Keywords
Agriculture
Air pollution
Algae
Dirty
Factory Farming
Greenhouses
KWCI (GPI)
Local population
Meat
Meat and Dairy (campaign title)
One person
Outdoors
Pigs
Victims
Women
Woman Cleaning Algae on Greenhouse near Vandvaerksgaarden Factory Farm, Denmark
Former hospital chief physician and chief surgeon Ellen Appelquist has lived in her house for 44 years. It is located only 100 meters away from the industrial pig farm Vandvaerksgaarden in the small village of Tingerup. The pig farm has a strong negative impact on her life, Ellen reported to Greenpeace Nordic in Denmark. She mentioned that according to information she has the value of her house was lowered by 50,000 Euro because of the stench from the stables, and woodwork and tiles in her property are covered with green algae. Here, Ellen is washing away the algae from the glass walls of her greenhouse. She said: “I do this twice a year as the algae keeps on growing. I think they are nourished from the heavy content of nitrogen in the ammonia emitted from the stables and the manure tanks.” She added: “When the wind is coming from the wrong direction and the smell is bad, I feel sick with headache and stomach pain.”
Unique identifier:
GP0STTCD1
Type:
Image
Shoot date:
13/03/2019
Locations:
Denmark
,
Europe
,
Tingerup
Credit line:
© Greenpeace / Wildlight / Selene Magnolia
Ranking:
★★★★ (E)
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Pig Factory Farms in Denmark
Denmark produces more than 31 million pigs annually, which, together with the annual production of 1.5 million cattles, makes up 19 percent of Denmark’s total greenhouse gas emissions. Inside the walls of industrial farms, animals’ existence are reduced to short lives inside small booths or cages. Besides its effect on the climate, meat production in Denmark further has a negative impact on the local environment, landscape, biodiversity and public health.
Greenpeace Nordic in Denmark demands a reduction in the number of pigs and cattles produced by the meat industry in Denmark. The decrease in amount of agricultural land used for production of animal feed should simultaneously give space to more nature, forest and production of organic, plant-based crops. Furthermore, the public system has to contribute to a transition of the consumption of less meat and more green foods.
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