According to the article, “Factory Farming: An Overview,” it is addressing that the …show more content…
Saying you love animals, but you still consume meat falls under the category of hypocrisy. Personally, I can relate to this because I ate meat before and still loved animals, but with the support of my family and numerous documentaries, I was able to change my hypocritical ways. It is plainly wrong, but no one thinks of really what they are consuming at their dinner table. Animal Welfare is a big issue among our society today because animal activists are fighting for it. The living conditions of animals in industrial farms are horrible for every single animal in there. The article, “Animal Rights: An Overview,” explains how chickens are kept in the factory farms. “Common factory farming methods include confining animals in small, windowless cubicles…” (4) Factory Farming is relatable to slaves in early America, where they were treated with no respect and constantly tortured and beaten. In the article “Animal Rights: An Overview,” expert Richard Ryder made a term dealing with the discrimination of animals. “Richard Ryder coined the term "speciesism" in 1970 to express this sentiment, echoing similar terms such as racism, sexism, and anti-Semitism.” (4) Imagine being in the place of an animal in the conditions of a factory farm, where you begin your life and end your life. The article