Factory Farms In America

According to a U.S.D.A. census published in 2009 small farms notably those with sales less than $1,000 increased significantly since 2004 going from “580,000 to close to 700,000.” This growing number of small farms is shocking compared to the years before 2004 when small farms were not on the rise as large factory farms began to take control making the farming industry a place for corporations not the traditional family owned farm. These same corporations continue to put pictures of the quaint little red barn farms, with large silver silos glistening in the sun, surrounded by fields of golden wheat ready for harvest, on the sides of milk cartons and meat packages. However, this is far from what they’ve become and part of the reason why America has seen an increase in small farms as everyday people put in the work to realize just how cruel the industries methods have become. When
Most people's initial instinct when they think about livestock is to imagine cows roaming in expansive green fields, living in harmony with the pigs and chickens that stick close to the barn to be fed and taken care of by loving farmers. But, sadly the reality of the industry does not satisfy the imaginations and the practices of small farms that have the time and consideration to treat living creatures with the dignity they deserve. When speaking of livestock factories the animals have become product and with product corporations tend to do everything to make their product the most profitable it can be, even if it is at the expense of lives. The list of horrifying atrocities the factory farm industry commits everyday is far longer than any essay could cover but a few