cleaning up of dairies and feed lots
We have spent the last month near Maricopa, Arizona but would have never stayed that long except for a necessitity because of the stench coming from the dairies & feed lots along us 84 between Maricopa and Casa Grande. We just gagged everytime we stepped outside our RV and took a breath of air!!!!!! The shape of the animals in these pens is a shame and a disgrace!!!! the animals are forced to be in *** and **** soup 24/7. They never have a dry place to rest or to walk. It has totally turned me against ever drinking milk or eating beef again. I truly hope that someone from the health department or the dept. for animal cruelty checks on this and does something to help clean up the mess. there are thousands of animals in those pens -- A COMPLETE SHAME & DISGRACE FOR THE STATE OF ARIZONA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you for writing. Your concerns are not covered by health services under state law. However you may wish to contact the Department of Agriculture or the Department of Environmental Quality.
You can reach Agriculture’s dispatch line at 623-445-0281 and report this as a cruelty case. As far as the odor and cleanliness of pens, you may want to contact ADEQ http://azdeq.gov/function/about/contact.html