Welcome (back) to The Jungle

"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." - Upton Sinclair

It's caveat emptor all over again.

"But public health investigators at times have been unable to obtain even the most basic information about practices on farms. Livestock industry executives sit on federal Agriculture Department advisory committees, pour money into political campaigns and have had a seat at the table in drafting regulations for the industry, helping to ensure that access to farms is generally at the owners’ discretion.”

"The big money interests have the status quo and political system just the way they like it. How many generations will it take to repair the damage and get back in balance between money and people--or can we?" - Comment from the article