Animal farming in particular has been linked to an increasing list of outbreaks and diseases. Back in 2004, the WHO, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) released a joint report in which they listed rising demand for animal protein as being the first point on their list of the biggest risk factors in the creation of infectious zoonotic disease.9 Since then, the same message has been continuously emphasised by a number of organisations.
