Factory Farm Hens Research Paper

Chickens are crammed into wire cages with up to 7 hens sharing space less than an A4 piece of paper. Take a minute to think about that. An A4 piece of paper. About the size of an Ipad. These conditions make me disgusted by how little space they share with up to 7 of them. Hens that are providing us with millions of eggs are farmed in totally disgraceful conditions getting fed corn waste and chemicals. From when hens are 18 weeks old they are confined to these wire cages, staked on top of each other for years. Never being able to stretch their wings or walk around again. Standing totally disgraceful conditions getting fed corn waste and chemicals.

Factory farming is a practice that is used to keep up and sustain the supply and demand for different types of animal meat. A poultry factory farm that will be discussed is Perdue Farms. Perdue Farms is established and operated in the United States and has a processing facility where they raise and slaughter chickens. Perdue Farms is meeting the needs of the consumers by supplying and mass producing poultry for consumption. One may view this of being a success by having a well-established, profitable business that is fulfilling their responsibilities to the consumers. While that may be true, they are not fulfilling their ethical responsibility to the animals. These animals are in close quarters where they are nested in urine and feces. There can even be instances where they will be sitting on or near deceased chickens until their cage is chosen for slaughter. Since these animals are massively produced the use of hormones and antibiotics are used to sustain life and growth. On top of the poor, dirty living conditions these animals are also giving additives that will eventually make it to the consumer. The process has an impact on those employed by the corporation and those who purchase products from them.

A sibling is only missed once he or she has moved out. The donut isn’t nearly as good when it is being eaten, as it seems to be once it is gone. Things are easily taken for granted, as seen in Meredith Hall’s “Killing Chickens.” Hall incorporates her own personal stories, heartache, expirences, and family to reveal to the reader the act and effect of underappreciation. Through short syntax, imagery, and a distant tone, Hall shows how easy it is for things to be taken for granted.

It’s problematic that we don’t question the food we eat whether it be from McDonalds or a fancy upscale restaurant. We need to be more aware of what is going on around us especially when the food we eat is causing an array of health issues for us. The unsanitary conditions found within the factory farm industry contributes to the pathogens found in the meat we eat. As the saying goes you get what you pay for. Factory farming is based upon producing large quantities of meat at a very low cost. This driving force behind the system is not worth getting food poising or something detrimental. In the chapter “Influence / Speechlessness” the habitats of the chickens are displayed “jamming deformed, drugged,

A farmer named Carole that they interviewed in the film was contracted by a company and when she rejected to upgrade to the dark-tunnel houses for her chickens, the company terminated her contract. They also showed a farmer at the beginning, he had the dark-tunnel chicken houses, but he did not allow the Food Inc. film crew to go inside and film what the house looked like. This means that Tyson did not want the public audience to know how the chickens are treated. These chickens are injected with steroids right when they are born so that they grow bigger at a faster rate.

Tyson is the biggest meat packing company in the history of the world. The industry changed the way chickens were raised. At Tyson they are now raised and slaughtered in half the time and now twice as big to save money and try and meet consumer’s needs. The chickens grow so fast that there bones and internal organs cannot keep up with the rapid growth causing them to lay down all the time. As a consumer if I would have known that beforehand I

The system in which you punish farmers for not obeying your exact instructions is inhumane. Many chicken farmers live below the

The Ad by Rosebud Magazines depicts the photo of two chickens of the same age. Both are five and half weeks old. The young chick to the left is at its average size; it should be growing without and additives, hormones and steroid injection or antibiotics weighing 940 grams. It is also standing in health with healthy body gesture. The chicken on the right is selectively bred meaning it is genetically modified weighing 2,900 grams this chicken is lying down helplessly, the color on the chicken still has patches of its newborn feathers. Its right leg is swollen and deformed as too is his wing is still the size of a baby chick. Sadly there is nothing we can do for this chicken but to stop advocating and stop buying manufactured chickens. The

We also see how some people feel it’s cheaper to go to McDonalds or any fast food place and buy something from the dollar menu, then going to a super market and buying organic or even just healthier food, vegetables. But isn’t it better to spend a little more on good food now then spending more money later when we are being treated for Diabetes or Heart Disease. I was disgusted on food safety of factory farms, how crowded tens of thousands of animals are crowed together in tight conditions and they don’t get to do what they were meant to do. For example the chickens like to carry out normal behaviors such as grazing, rooting, and pecking. So since the chickens are in such tight conditions they peck on each other and hurt or kill each other, so some farmers have decided to just remove there peaks which is a painful procedure they have to live with. It is cruel and not fair to the animal. The biggest welfare problem for the chicken’s is associated with fast growth they promote fast growth by promoting antibiotics, which grows the bird at a really fast rate so fast that the little birds cannot handle their bodies and struggle with body function. A study at the University of Arkansas reported that if humans grew as fast as today’s chickens we’d weigh 349 pounds by our second birthday. The poor

Chickens have to endure suffering that no living thing should have to go through. The egg laying chickens have to be forced into tiny cages without enough room to stretch their wings. Up to 8 hens are crammed in to a cage that is the size of a folded newspaper, about

The chicken are not only being held at a confine filthy environment but they are also being feed cheap grain and antibiotics to promote growth in a fast pace. The chicken will grow so big due to the hormone that their bone cannot support their weight, therefore causes leg problem which in result of bone disease. Consumers like children who love chicken nuggets and chicken wings are also ingesting those antibiotics in their body every time they consume poultry that has been treated with growth hormone.

“Democracy is not a government; it is a way of thinking, a responsibility” (Aricruz). Democracy is a system based upon a government of people. It focuses on the freedom of every individual. It is important as it protects each and everyone’s opinion, even the minority groups have the right to be respected and their views are as important as the majority views. In Animal Farm, George Orwell shows the negative outcome of socialism which exposes democracy as the best political system. By examining the political side of this novel many events we see through Old major’s character and the song ‘Beast of England’ demonstrates the advantage of working as a democratic society.

When Major first proposed animalism to the animals of Manor farm, it seemed like a dream too good to be real, and unfortunately that’s how it ended. Animalism is a belief that all animals are equal, and can run the farm, better than their human oppressors. At first this was the outcome of the rebellion, but from the very beginning, none of them were equal. The first harvest of milk and apples were confiscated to be eaten only by the pigs, for their intellect was far larger than their comrades.

Indoctrination and Education in Animal Farm In Orwell’s Animal Farm, the animals grow up on Manor Farm, a farm owned by a drunk, shiftless, man and consequently, the animals rebel against their leader. Although they are animals and not humans, the pigs attempt to take care of themselves and the remaining animals on the farm. In addition, the pigs are the only animals on the farm who do not lack an education, and therefore use their power to manipulate the other animals on the farm. Through brainwashing, the pigs in the farm fulfill the needs by using their education to manipulate others.

This is happening in Livingston, California and possibly in other poultry farmers around the state. This will likely cause more problems with farmers and other people across the state.