we really that cheap? Factory farming has proven to be harmful towards livestock and detrimental towards the environment. However‚ it remains the largest form of farming in the United States‚ according to Lisa Hamilton. Leaving grass-feed farming under one percent in consumption of beef and even less than that for chicken and pork. (Source 1) Being a local farmer myself‚ it is my pleasure to discuss the advantages of grass-fed farming and the disadvantages of factory farming to United States Committee
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RP1FAL Factory farming is one of the most controversial topics talked about around the world. Most people just believe their perfectly packaged meat from the supermarket comes from a normal farm. Little do they know‚ it’s much more than that. Consumers have no idea what animals go through just for them to have a great chicken or steak dinner. Jessica Leader of the Huffington Post states‚ 99% of the meat in the United States comes from factory farms. (Leader‚ paragraph1). Factory farming according
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No one likes to suffer. None of us like to feel pain‚ but factory farmed animals such as cows‚ pigs‚ and chickens experience great pain in their short-lived lives. The website factoryfarming.com‚ states‚ “a standard beef slaughter house kills 250 cattle every hour.” The method used is “stunning” this is done by using a catapult gun and giving the cows a mechanical blow to the head. It is to render them unconscious‚ but this procedure is terribly imprecise: “as a result‚ conscious animals are
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The Horror of Factory Farming While driving past factory farms‚ anyone would assume that animals live a satisfying life style. At first sight‚ the animals look very robust and one would think that they have a healthy diet. Appearances can always be deceiving. What one observes while driving past these farms is not what factory farms actually are. Behind closed doors‚ many things go on that society would never expect. Every year‚ animals on factory farms encounter unimaginable suffering and go
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Introduction Factory farming is a cheap and effective way to ensure that everyone can have affordable access to various meats. It’s an advanced system that optimizes food output as quickly as possible to keep up with the global demand for more protein rich food sources. However‚ diseases flourish with how factory farming is modeled. This is due to the animals being kept in tight quarters‚ crammed together under the roof of a warehouse. To combat diseases‚ factory farms use antibiotics to cure anything
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Factory Farming is cruel to animals Student 1 PHI 103 Instructor KB 09 July‚ 2013 Factory Farming is Cruel to Animals It is so amazing that most Americans are so caring of the animals they keep as pets‚ and yet are so unconcerned about the upbringing or disposition of the ones they cook for dinner. It is amazing how some Americans see themselves as sympathizing folks and animal lovers until they reflect on what they just ate. Society loves animals as pets‚ adopts
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People often contribute to the practices of factory farming and ignore the negative effects it produces. Factory farming does not just harm animals‚ but also the environment and humans. Society tends to avoid the dangerous impacts of the companies. Animals used in factory farms‚ suffer because the company neglects the welfare of the animals in order to maximize their profit (PETA). They cram as many factory animals as they can into small spaces get more money. Chickens‚ pigs‚ cows‚ and turkeys stay
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November 24‚ 2008 Factory Farming Factory -farming is not only irresponsible and in many ways a form of animal abuse‚ it’s also an existing danger to consumers buying animal products which aren’t properly taken care of or sanitized. For most American consumers today the concept of where there food really came from‚ or what kind of life an animal led before it was Sunday’s dinner doesn’t cross their mind. In the past‚ animal derived food products have been linked to but not restricted to such
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issue has sparked much debate over the years‚ correlating with the rise of the animal rights movement and intensive farming. Cambridge Dictionaries defines this intensive‚ or factory‚ farming as “a system of farming in which many animals are kept in an enclosed area in order to produce a large amount of meat‚ eggs‚ or milk as cheaply as possible.” Views differ about this type of farming‚ some for it and some against it. The large scale production of livestock for food and other products is what is best
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Animal rights are practically non-existent in many different ways today. Factory farming is probably the worst thing they can do to the poor helpless animals. Factory farming effects chickens‚ cows‚ pigs‚ and many other animals that are used for food‚ milk and eggs. One of the biggest organizations against factory farming is called Compassion Over Killing (COK). They go to great lengths to protest and inform people about animal cruelty. Chickens have to endure suffering that no living thing should
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