Hog Watch Manitoba
PO Box 61082, Grant Park
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3M 3X8
Write us : hogwatchmanitoba@gmail.com
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Hog Watch Manitoba
PO Box 61082, Grant Park
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3M 3X8
Write us : hogwatchmanitoba@gmail.com
One of the most common complaints from residents living near industrial-style hog barns that are using the liquid manure systems, is the sickening odour sometimes emanating from both the barn and the lagoon.
Toxic gases including methane, hydrogen sulphide and ammonia are the cause of the odour. In certain concentrations these gases pose health threats to humans and animals.
Hog Watch Manitoba has purchased two hand-held measuring devices described below:
The Acrulog measures Hydrogen Sulfide in PPB, parts per billion.
The GX 6000 measures Ammonia, Hydrogen Sulfide and Methane in PPM, parts per million and volatile organic gases in PPB (acetaldehyde).
If you are interested in measuring gases from barns or lagoons near you, please contact Hog Watch Manitoba at hogwatchmanitoba@gmail.com and we will have a representative contact you.
PART 1
Antibiotic Resistance
The human health crisis of antibiotic resistance. What’s the hog industry’s role?
Video contents:
Lynn Kavanagh – World Animal Protection, Farming Campaign Manager talks about the contribution of industrial animal agriculture to the antibiotic resistance problem, why and how antibiotics are used in farming and what can be done to change this.
Dr. Jan Hajek – An infectious disease specialist at Vancouver General Hospital and a clinical assistant professor at University of British Columbia. In 2014, he worked with the World Health Organization (WHO) in West Africa to respond to the Ebola outbreak. And more recently, during the height of the COVID-19 Pandemic he was working on the COVID ward at Victoria General Hospital in Winnipeg (VGH). He speaks about the serious health implications of antibiotic resistance.
Canadian Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System Report
Impacts of noxious odours and water contamination. What can be done?
Video contents:
Of Pork & Potatoes – A memoir by Bill Massey
Janine Gibson, Organic Inspector, provides insights into her own experience living close to factory hog barns.
Brent Bjorklund will describe how his dream retirement home in rural Manitoba turned into a nightmare.
Bill Massey, retired school principal and family farmer, talks about his struggle against an illegal hog barn expansion in our community and his recently written book, Of Pork and Potatoes.
Hear from Andreas Zinn of Zinn Family Farm, who raises pigs, chickens and rabbits in a more humane, sustainable manner – and works to provide healthy products and improve the environment by following regenerative agriculture principles.
The industrial hog industry and the health of our lakes. What’s the connection?
Vicki Burns, Save Lake Winnipeg Project, talks about the history of hog industry expansion in Manitoba and the concurrent explosion of blue-green algae in Lake Winnipeg and other prairie lakes.
Gordon Campbell, a cottage owner on Lake Winnipeg for over 63 years, talks about the changes in water quality he has witnessed in that time.
Elder Faylene M Sutherland, Keewatio Benisi / North Thunderbird, Star Woman, Old Woman Mallard Duck, White Buffalo Spirit Woman, Turtle Can, Woman Warrior.
I carry the responsibility of taking care of our Mother the Earth. I am a water protector. This a very important role and responsibility for all mankind.
Links to supporting material and further research.
Timis_Hog_Farms.pdf (carexcanada.ca) HOG FARM EMISSIONS: a review of evidence for cancer risk to humans
Odors from sewage sludge and livestock: associations with self-reported health – PubMed (nih.gov)