Factory Farming Should Be Banned

Our nation’s industrial farming has become more than just feeding people; it has become a way for the food industry to make more money as human population continues to grow. Jonathan Safran Foer in his book Eating Animals, illustrates the effects factory farming has had on animals meant for human consumption. Furthermore, Foer asks many questions to the reader on what will it take for us to change our ways before we say enough is enough. The questions individuals need to be asking themselves are: how do we deal with the problem of factory farming, and what can people do to help solve these issues? Eric Schlosser in Fast Food Nation, also illustrates the animal abuse that goes unseen within the food industry as well as Bernard Rollin and Robert Desch in their article “Farm Factories”, both demonstrate what is wrong today with factory farming. Foer gives such examples of employees who work in slaughterhouses giving accounts of what goes on in the kill floors, and stories of employees who have witnessed thousands and thousands of cows going through the slaughter process alive (Animals 231). Namit Arora in the article “On Eating Animals”, as well as Michael Pollan in his book The Omnivore’s Dilemma, both address some of the issues that animals face once they hit the kill floor. The food industry has transformed not only how people eat, but also the negative effects our climate endures as a result of factory farming as illustrated by Anna Lappe in “The Climate Crisis at the End

Factory Farming is an increasing industry in the United States. These large farms, which evidently appear to be more like slaughterhouses than the typical farms a person can imagine are located throughout the United States. These factory farms contain animals ranging from chickens, sheep, goats, cows, turkeys, and pigs, they also contain dairy products. The conditions for the animals and the employees of these factory farms are inhumane and vile. Life behind the walls of the factory farm is both unsanitary for the animals and the employees. Employees are forced to endure long hours and poor treatment. Animals in these conditions withstand living in cages and are forced to live in uninhabitable ways.

Even though higher yields are met for demand and human consumption, factory farming is cruel to animals due to the fact animals are often subject to harsh living conditions, more susceptible to diseases and injuries and are treated inhumanely during the slaughtering process. Unfortunately, with an increase in human population worldwide, the strain on farmers to meet the demand increases as well. This in turn causes more animals to be subject to this cruelty.

Did you know that buying that burger at dinner or frozen chicken at the grocery store is killing you, your family, and the environment? Despite that you grew up eating meat and accumulated the thought that you “can’t live without it,” you CAN go without consuming meat. If you were to give up meat, even for a while or better yet all together, you would not only be helping the earth, but also your health, and even our future generations to come. Believe it or not, eating meat causes huge side effect to your health. Factory farming even causes more pollution and chemical fume releases than cars. On top of that, it is wiping out vast sums of land and is causing deforestation, which is even causing plants and insects to become extinct every day. Factory farming and the consumption of meat is bad and should be limited or stopped altogether.

Not only is factory farming damaging human health but also the animals health. Chickens that lay eggs get their beaks cut off without anesthesia and stuffed into cages so small they can't flap their wings. Meat chickens are given antibiotics to grow quickly. Pregnant pigs and veal calves are kept in crates. We can prevent animals from getting abused by not eating meat or any factory farm products at every meal. Instead choose a healthier choice and eat vegetarian meals.

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.

Throughout history many arguments have arose concerning the matter of Factory Farming and the way we obtain our meat. But it is now, in early times, that the well-being of the animals are being observed. People started to witness the inhumane treatment of the animals before they were slaughtered. In the novel, “Eating Animals” the author Jonathan Safran Foer discuss the different ways the animals are abused along with the living conditions of the animals. Make no mistake I’m not trying to convince anybody to stop eating meat because I wouldn’t be practicing what I preach

These animals are treated so terribly and are not cared for properly. Additionally, they also cause environmental issues when they, “consume enormous amounts of energy, pollute water supplies, generate significant greenhouse gases.” (Bittman) Factory farm animals are forced and squeezed into tight and tiny cages while they’re growing to reduce the amount of space. As a result, there will more animals fitted into a small area to produce more profit off of. These meat factories inhumanly killed cattle, pigs, and poultry. Though, not many people seem to take this into consideration when consuming meat products. How their food was treated before it was put on their plate to consume is not a thought that many of us are taught to keep inside our

In regards to animal abuse, I have always advocated against animal cruelty and I believe that efforts to prevent animal cruelty should extend beyond just pets and wild animals. I personally feel that farm animals deserve the same courtesy and it is hypocritical to allow some species to suffer more than others simply because they are a cow, chicken, or pig. Regardless of whether they are going to be slaughtered for meat, they should not have to endure a life of torture in misery. Factory farms need to prioritize the health and safety of their animals over the mass production of animal products. In addition, factory farms are responsible for immense water and air pollution which they must be held accountable for. Over the course of human history, we have seen our environment deteriorate due to our own desecration. Ideally, we should want this planet to last us as long as possible but by continuing to pollute our environment, we are effectively shortening our timeline. Keeping track of the waste and pollution caused by factory farms is essential in preserving our

When it comes to the matter of factory farming there is only one word that accurately describes the practice: unethical. The practice whether or not one eats factory farmed meats has come to impact every citizen of the planet do to a myriad of factors. The practice is ultimately unsustainable do to its environmental impacts. The livestock that factory farms raise are exploited and stripped of their fundamental rights. The antibiotics that are forced into the livestock to sustain their living conditions is going to change the way we as humans deal with currently curable illnesses.

Close your eyes and step into the world of an individual. You are born into a world where nights and days are never constant (attention getter). You are fed three to five times a day, but no one is there to nurture you. Not even the numerous others crammed into your living space. You grow frantic, scared, and sickly. Now open your eyes, to reality. What I have just described is one of America’s worst ghettos. You know this individual who is trapped in this environment. He is your breakfast, lunch and dinner. It is the meat you eat . Today’s farms not only abuse their animals they also produce harmful diseases and environmental hazards that affect each and every one of us, regardless of whether you consume animal products or not. The U.S. government should ban factory farms and require the meat industry to raise animals in their natural environments (preview of points and statement of purpose).

All animals should be treated with compassion and protected from suffering, throughout their lives. Sadly billions of factory farm animals lack the basic protections under the law. A factory farm is a large-scale industrial operation where thousands of animals are retained for food. Factory farms, or industrialized facilities, maximize profits by treating animals as production units rather than sentimental creatures. The facility threatens them with antibiotics and hormones to maximize and prevent disease their growth and food output. The antibiotics fed to the animals on a consistent basis cause many humans to lose some of their ability to fight strains of certain bacteria. The farm also forces animals to breed and produce young at accelerated unnatural rates that cause stress and exhaustion. Animals raised for food are jam-packed onto trucks and transported to the slaughterhouse without food or water, when they have finally grown large enough. Those who survive the punitive expedition are often conscious while their throats are split. The problem with the farm is so many animals being confined in one place creates an environmental hazards, such as land, water, and air pollutions. Factory farms are inhumane and contribute to many health problems for humans, and animals.

When is the last time you really thought about where the meat you eat comes from? Animal farming has reached a whole new level of inhumane. Human beings have lost all compassion towards anything apart from themselves, and they are just getting worse and worse with little sign of improving. Large factory animal farming should be deemed illegal.

While you can produce a large quantity of meat for a reduced price, factory farming is not only bad for the environment but it’s cruel to the animals. The waste from their fecal matter and the remains of the animals that have died are being turned into feed for the remaining animals, agricultural run-off cause’s water contamination that can cause people and animals to get deathly sick. The animals are kept in buildings where they can barely move and they are made to eat and sleep in their own feces.

“According to the Environmental Protection Agency, hog, chicken and cattle waste has polluted 35,000 miles of rivers in 22 states and contaminated groundwater in 17 states” (Organic Consumers). This statistic alone should make you want to choose to buy your meat from small family farms around you. The report of the 2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology shows that small family farms make up about 88% of United States farms (must cite). However with the continued growth of the United States population, factory farms now slaughter about ten billion animals a year too keep up with demands of low prices on meats (Driscoll & Morley). Factory farming should be abolished because of the many ethical issues about animal treatment that have been brought up when discussing factory farming including the issues on human and animal health and the environmental problems occurring from this revolutionized farming.