Factory Farming Issues

The effects of factory farming is not worth the damage that is done to the health of the environment, animals, and people. The idea of a factory farm is to produce meat at a faster pace, but the way these companies accomplish this task makes life a living hell for the animals. For example, “They’re often given so little space that they can’t even turn around or lie down comfortably. Egg-laying hens are kept in small cages, chickens and pigs are kept in jam-packed sheds, and cows are kept on crowded, filthy feedlots”(Factory). The animals on these farms have to experience constant fear and agony, especially since most factory farmed animals will be genetically manipulated to grow larger or to produce more milk or eggs than they naturally would, and suffer severe pain throughout their entire life(Factory). Animals, especially cows, are being abused not only physically, but mentally as well.. For example, “just within hours of birth, calves are taken away from

Throughout the years of society our views on factory farming have drastically changed. Many people used to think that our biggest problem with factory farming was how we would mutilate and torture innocent animals. Animals would be put in a situation where they would be force fed, and sometimes beaten by humans, the unthinkable has already happened and now we have to think about the long term effects of Factory Farming. However, as significant as the ethical argument is, people are also ignoring the fact of it being so bad for your body. Cancer, H1N1, and  Avian Flu are the main health problems due to Factory Farming. On top of that we have 3 million people getting diagnosed with obesity from all the antibiotics there putting in from the the meat. The amount of people it is affecting is outstanding, not only for the meat but the factory farming also affecting our water. The thing that we thought that was the safest for our bodies in the one thing we have to worry about most, for our generation to the next this is a issue we can’t ignore.

While animal cruelty is the largest issue that arises from factory farming, there are also many other problems that stem from this type of production such as environmental impacts. With this type of food production, “modern animal agriculture puts an incredible strain on natural resources like land, water, and fossil fuel” (Factory Farming). This is causing non-reversible environmental damage such as contaminating water supplies and producing mass amounts of exhaust due to production. These practices are going unnoticed by both the government and the companies responsible. Laws and regulations for the environment are not doing their job and need to be changed in order to save the resources that future generations have a right to experience. The industry as a whole stand idly by as they destroy the environment by the practices they perform. This puts a major strain on the fight against environmental degradation by the lack of regard for conserving what is not the industries to ruin.

In America sacred cows do not exit, in fact we defend our freedom to choose meat. However, that freedom tears at the very core of who we are as a nation. If America is truly just, how can we explain factory farming? Factory farming is not just intrinsically evil; it is cruel and unusual punishment. Animals are regularly sawed in half and placed in cramped quarters throughout their existence. The media regularly denounces the use of the death penalty but are completely complacent regarding factory farming.

Every year millions of animals are brutally murdered in slaughterhouses for food. They are treated terrible and beaten “for jokes”. They are not treated with respect as they should be, and finally, they are forced to live in filth and in pain so we can eat comfortably. We do not need mass production of animal meat. Farming has been around since the dawn of humans, why change a system that works perfectly fine? Animals should be treated with respect why should they be disrespected when they're going to die anyways? Factory farming is a problem in America. A problem that needs to come to an end.

I had started a journey for a better and healthier lifestyle, but it took a turn and taught me about the Factory Farming and how our food is affecting our health , the environment and the cruelty toward the animals. Factory Farms are not the farms you see in a storybook or the picture you see on dairy products and meat products, they are quite the opposite. Factory Farm is a modern farm where they keep a large sum of livestock such as cattles , poultry, and fish in one area. According to ASPCA over 99% of farm animals in the U.S. are raised in factory farms for food. I had never realized how clueless I had been all these years about the meat I ate and I can’t imagine how many other people are still clueless just like I used to be about

The significant growth of Factory Farms has contributed to the issues of the environment, public health, economic, food safety, and animal welfare. There is another name for factory farms which is CAFOs which stand for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations. Animals on factory farms can produce millions of tons of manure annually, which pollutes water sources and the air. Local markets can feel these impacts also by health conditions from the food or from the excessive antibiotics given to these animals. Although factory farming makes meat more affordable, its negative consequences far outweigh its benefits.

Factory farming is a common style of farming that people don’t even know about. Tyson, ConAgra, KFC, and Dominos are only a small portion of companies that follow factory farming practices. They can only do this because the Minnesota State Law On Animals And Property, Section 343.21 exclude animals that are used for food, like pigs. This law needs to be amended so it can include factory farms for the sake of the animals health and ultimately our own

Over the years, farmers have been producing meats, and growing crops, to feed all over the world. Farmers have been using different methods to achieve the constant demand for food, such as breeding, environment, and feeding. Technology has been a major factor in helping farmers evolve over the years. What pop out were factory farms all over the world. But what is a factory farm? Factory farms are huge buildings owned by big corporations, where meats are being produced by the thousands. Despite the effectiveness of this method, it comes at a price. Factory farms are key factory in feeding many countries over the world, but it struggles with the mistreatment of animals, and excessive waste.

When the people being asked from the others “how the farms look like ?”the answers are typically the same.They describe giant bumpy hills,red farms cows,sheeps and pigs eating grass,chickens and ducks running around the farm.Well, that’s how used to be a long time ago,but time changed and nothing is the same.Agriculture of modern days is a whole different story, compared with the agriculture of the early 20th century.The classic farming has been transformed into “ Mega Farms”,which means the productivity has been in increased but the quality has decreased.The farms of the old days basically have been transformed into factories of producing.

The definition of factory farming is “a system of rearing livestock using intensive methods, by which poultry, pigs, or cattle are confined indoors under strictly controlled conditions.” Factory farming is one of the most brutal things an animal could go through. The effects that the terribly poor conditions workers have animals in is drastic compared to what their life could have been. The animals are packed into spaces so tight that they can barely move with no outdoor access. The animals, being so confined, are unable to act on natural instincts causing severe physical and mental stress. A farmer will get more money for chicken with large thighs and breasts so naturally, the farmers have bred chickens so heavy that their bones cannot support their weight.

People do not care how food is prepared but why would people as long as they know that it is good then people do not have a problem with factory farming.People accepted that animals are being prepared this way and why would people care that animals are going to be prepared for people to consume them anyway.There is nothing wrong with giving animals antibiotics that keep the animals healthy to be prepared for people to consume them.People own factory farms so that factory farms can hold tons of animals at once and workers give them hormones to maximize growth for us.According to

Aside from animal abuse, factory farming also causes devastating effects on health. These health risks concern humans as well as animals. Approximately two-thirds of the 1,400 known pathogens to scientists are thought to have originated in animals (Sayre, Laura). The most common illnesses known to humans have actually came from the same animals we eat or have eaten in the past: tuberculosis and the common cold are thought to come to us from cattle, pertussis from pigs or sheep, leprosy from water buffalo, and influenza from ducks (Sayre, Laura). You may ask, “Well how does this have a connection with factory farming?” The connection is actually quite simple. Factory farms are breeding grounds for virulent disease, which spreads to the community through the food we eat, the water we drink, the air we breathe, and even the people who work at these “farms” by coming in contact with them and their families (Sayre, Laura). The unsanitary and stressful conditions in factory farms are passing new diseases onto humans faster than ever before.

Because of the conditions of the animals in factory farms, they are exposed to the potential of infections and diseases. Intensive farming interrupts and restricts the natural behavior of the animals, and this can increase frustration and aggression in them. When the animals are confined in small areas, this aggression can be taken out on one another. Farmers and factory workers conduct injuries to the animals for reasons intended to benefit the animals, but in reality they are inhumane, harmful and dangerous. Beaks are trimmed off of chickens to prevent them from pecking and biting one another. Tails are cut off of pigs to reduce the chances of them getting bitten by other pigs, and horns are grinded off of male cattle so the do not wound others. If these occurrences do not happen, the animals could harm one another, causing open wounds that could get infected. However, by inflicting these procedures on the animals, the farmers are creating abrasions, and often not treating or adhering to the care of the animals. This also creates the risk for infection. If an animal is subjected to an infection, the animal could suffer from pain, irritation and discomfort. The risk of a festering infection is also subjecting the animal to other diseases and illnesses. For a farmer, an unhealthy animal could be detrimental to the quality of the product being produced for consumption. If the meat comes from an infected, sick animal, it would not be healthy to eat.

A farm in Idaho or a factory in Idaho, many people today do not know where their food comes from. They are hurried by life in time restrictions and shop to get it over with. People shop by price more today for many reasons. Economic finances have changes, and everything costs more, so many are choosing to take the food that costs the least not seeing the true negative things happening regarding their low prices. Big Business focuses on quantity not quality and making money which directly leads to the customers demand. Customers are buying lower quantity because it is what is economical causing big business costs to go higher for production. Is Factory Farming a negative or positive for our society?