According to the ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals), a poll was recently taken that expressed that 94% of Americans think “animals raised for food deserve to live free from abuse and cruelty.” Yet the majority of the nearly 10 billion farm animals raised each year in the U.S. suffer in conditions that would be a horrifying sight to see. Most consumed meat, milk and eggs come from industrial farms where efficiency trumps welfare—and animals are paying the price. Factory farms are industrial operations that raise and sell livestock for food in large numbers. These corporations should be defined by the repeated patterns of disrespect to their animals. Many organizations like PETA (People for the ethical treatment of animals) and ASPCA among numerous others have both testimonial and video evidence of behaviours like the neglect of sick and suffering animals, often due to high ratio of animals to workers, rough or abusive handling by workers, Misuse of antibiotics to compensate for unsanitary conditions,
According to the ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals), a poll was recently taken that expressed that 94% of Americans think “animals raised for food deserve to live free from abuse and cruelty.” Yet the majority of the nearly 10 billion farm animals raised each year in the U.S. suffer in conditions that would be a horrifying sight to see. Most consumed meat, milk and eggs come from industrial farms where efficiency trumps welfare—and animals are paying the price. Factory farms are industrial operations that raise and sell livestock for food in large numbers. These corporations should be defined by the repeated patterns of disrespect to their animals. Many organizations like PETA (People for the ethical treatment of animals) and ASPCA among numerous others have both testimonial and video evidence of behaviours like the neglect of sick and suffering animals, often due to high ratio of animals to workers, rough or abusive handling by workers, Misuse of antibiotics to compensate for unsanitary conditions,