The Cost of Putting Humans First

Public Health Insight by PHI Media

Mar 17, 202626:02Science & Medicine

Animal abuse is a predictor child abuse. Slaughterhouse locations correlate with violent crime. Over three-quarters of emerging infectious diseases trace back to how we treat animals and ecosystems. In this episode of th...

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