This article just infuriates me.

In Iowa, where the 20 million hogs easily outnumber the 3 million people, the rotten-egg-and-ammonia smell of hog waste often wafts into homes, landing like a punch to the chest.

“Once, we couldn’t go outside for a week,” said Karen Forbes, who lives near a hog feedlot outside Lorimor. “It burned your eyes. You couldn’t breathe. You had to take a deep breath and run for your garage. It was horrid.”

Karen Forbes lives “near” the feedlot.  Can you imagine how bad it is on the feedlot?  While I do feel bad for these people who have to breathe this everyday, does anyone ever stop to think that pigs can’t possibly enjoy living in these conditions either?  I guess nobody but me cares.

So, what are they going to do about it?  Spend $1.7 million to further “study” hog odors.

Hog odors have been a perennial issue at the state Legislature, where lawmakers argue over the need to protect quality of life without ruining Iowa’s $12-billion-a-year pork industry.

How about this solution?  It’s free and it isn’t hard at all.  STOP EATING THE PIGS AND THEY’LL STOP STINKING UP THE AIR!  And runoff from these farms will stop polluting water sources. With people starving all over the world, people losing their jobs and homes here, etc. etc. can’t you think of better ways to spend $1.7 million than to keep studying a study that has already been studied and still not remedied?  Stupid.