Factory Farm Environment
In order to provide a safer environment for factory farmed animals in Australia, and to better regulate factory farming, new legislation specific to the welfare of livestock needs to be introduced.
In order to provide a safer environment for factory farmed animals in Australia, and to better regulate factory farming, new legislation specific to the welfare of livestock needs to be introduced.
Factory Farming in Queensland
Summative Item 3.3
Factory Farming in Queensland
Summative Item 3.3
Maria Vernieu
Year 12 BSDE
Mr. McInnes
31/05/2013
Maria Vernieu
Year 12 BSDE
Mr. McInnes
31/05/2013
Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction……………………………………………………………….. 2 1.1 Overview of Key Arguments……………………………..................... 2 1.2 Definitions………………………………………………………………… 2
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It has become a multi-billion dollar industry with the intent to produce a large number of livestock in conditions that are intended to maximize production at minimal cost. Due to this high demand, the welfare of livestock is being ignored. The Animal Care and Protection Act refuses to protect livestock from harm and treats farmed animals as property rather than sentient beings. By introducing a new piece of legislation entitled the Livestock Welfare: Care and Protection Act, it will prioritize livestock welfare and address the urgent issues relating to the treatment of farmed animals. If the Queensland government acknowledges the suffering of livestock and takes action to minimise their distress, it will allow for farmed animals to live a much more peaceful life -- free from unnecessary pain – and provide justice to the millions of animals born into Queensland farms each year. Finally, by the government taking livestock welfare into consideration, it will create a far more civilised society which is based on strong ethics and a strong sense of
In order to provide a safer environment for factory farmed animals in Australia, and to better regulate factory farming, new legislation specific to the welfare of livestock needs to be introduced.
Factory Farming in Queensland
Summative Item 3.3
Factory Farming in Queensland
Summative Item 3.3
Maria Vernieu
Year 12 BSDE
Mr. McInnes
31/05/2013
Maria Vernieu
Year 12 BSDE
Mr. McInnes
31/05/2013
Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction……………………………………………………………….. 2 1.1 Overview of Key Arguments……………………………..................... 2 1.2 Definitions………………………………………………………………… 2
2.0 …show more content…
It has become a multi-billion dollar industry with the intent to produce a large number of livestock in conditions that are intended to maximize production at minimal cost. Due to this high demand, the welfare of livestock is being ignored. The Animal Care and Protection Act refuses to protect livestock from harm and treats farmed animals as property rather than sentient beings. By introducing a new piece of legislation entitled the Livestock Welfare: Care and Protection Act, it will prioritize livestock welfare and address the urgent issues relating to the treatment of farmed animals. If the Queensland government acknowledges the suffering of livestock and takes action to minimise their distress, it will allow for farmed animals to live a much more peaceful life -- free from unnecessary pain – and provide justice to the millions of animals born into Queensland farms each year. Finally, by the government taking livestock welfare into consideration, it will create a far more civilised society which is based on strong ethics and a strong sense of