Gene Baur

Gene Baur is president and co-founder of Farm Sanctuary, the world's first farm animal sanctuary and advocacy organization. He focuses on raising awareness about the inhumane practices in factory farming and advocating for a more compassionate approach to animal agriculture. Through his work at Farm Sanctuary, Baur has helped to rescue countless animals from cruel conditions and provide them with a safe haven where they can live out their lives free from harm. He is also an accomplished writer, sharing his insights on animal welfare, factory farming, and the impact of these industries on human health and the environment through various publications.

Biography:  https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/bird-flu-factory-farms-19455604.php

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This author has a poor reputation for journalistic standards and is not considered a reliable news source.

Bias

0%

Examples:

  • Agribusiness enlists the Utah attorney general, law enforcement and even the FBI to pursue felony charges against animal rescuers.
  • Animal advocates oppose violence, so this ill-advised law is largely irrelevant, but it allows animal exploiting industries to label and demonize their opponents unfairly.
  • Blaming those without power - those with no control over the conditions that allow this deadly pathogen to proliferate - is an effort to distract consumers from the real problem: factory farming.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

  • Agribusiness enlists the Utah attorney general, law enforcement and even the FBI to pursue felony charges against animal rescuers.
  • Animal advocates and concerned citizens who have challenged irresponsible farming practices have faced retaliation.

Contradictions

75%

Examples:

  • Overcrowding animals in filthy conditions increases the risk of disease outbreaks.

Deceptions

35%

Examples:

  • Animal advocates and concerned citizens who have challenged irresponsible farming practices have faced retaliation.
  • Blaming those without power - those with no control over the conditions that allow this deadly pathogen to proliferate - is an effort to distract consumers from the real problem: factory farming.

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