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Factory Farms Research Paper

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Unfortunately for other animals, dairy cows are not the only creatures living on these farms. Chickens, pigs, and male cows also meet an unbearable fate. They do not go through the cycle of pregnancy like the mother cows but are met with all the other same unfavorable conditions. Yes, they too are force fed an unnatural diet, pumped with hormones so that they grow to unnatural and unhealthy sizes, and are physically abused. The physical abuse is a separate problem to evaluate. These animals live in cages that they cannot move in. They rarely if not ever see the outside world. There is only dirt and their own fecal matter surrounding them, along with others of their species expecting the same fate. All the sadistic details are hard for many …show more content…

Keeping local businesses alive is important and can help everyone thrive. Buying from local farms can promote this stimulation to the local economy and keep this local business alive. Supporting the local farm is a far better choice than going to the grocery store and getting the factory farm products. This decision benefits the consumer, the environment, and the animals by not giving the factory farms business in the first place. Yes, buying from a farm at all can still contribute to some of the issues that also arise with factory farms but overall factory farms are the social problem and cause far more harm than a local farm would. Objectively, buying local is important because it is beneficial to the local economy and it can also help the environment by limiting shipping and uses of resources. Buying local can help build jobs in the community but may also take away from the jobs that are dedicated to transporting goods. Subjectively, some may prefer the convenience of buying from somewhere that does not sell local products or that is a chain rather than local business. For some it may not matter whether the community thrives or not despite how not buying products from factory farms may help many different

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