Essay on Meat Industry

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

In The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith argues that people only agree to exchanges that are mutually beneficial. Free exchanges are necessary for a society to promote liberty. However, many industries force exchanges upon consumers. Forced exchanges will remain to be a problem in our ever-growing society as personal greed continues to grow. At what point, does one feel guilty for there ever lasting harm on our planet. There are multiple ways to make a living without having to harm the environment and force exchanges. More specifically I will discuss slaughterhouse workers, restaurant workers and the beef industry. The food industry exploits workers and continues to get away with it. The agriculture industry is the biggest single polluter in the world and people have no idea. It is safe to say, one of the worst culprit of forced exchanges is the American food industry.

This artificial diet leads to joint problems, which cause the animals to be in constant pain. Such cruelty is not justifiable, and by becoming a vegetarian each individual can make a small difference. On the other hand, eating meat is not cruel or unethical; it is a natural part of the cycle of life. The conditions for animals in modern slaughterhouses are dirty and violent. The lack of rules and regulations cause animals to be treated poorly because the industry is focused on mass production and profit rather than finding more human alternative to run the meat packing business. The most effective method to stop this cruelty is to learn about where meat comes from, start supporting the organic and family farms, which will ultimately lead to reducing the amount of animals that have to suffer. A wise woman named Linda McCartney once said, “If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone in the world would be a vegetarian.” This is one of the truest statements ever made. If people thought about or saw what really happens to animals in slaughterhouses for more than a second, it would get to them and they would not be able to bring themselves to still be a carnivore. Those animals endure some of the cruelest treatment and neglect. Also, slaughterhouses are kept in the most unsanitary conditions and violate more laws then almost any other business. The slaughter of animals for human consumption should be banned.Based on research and my own personal experience,

Just imagine living in a world where the antibiotics we take for granted are rendered useless due to the rapid spread of antibiotic-resistant microbes. Should factory farms be able to continue the practice of administering antibiotics to otherwise healthy animals? We already know that the misuse of antibiotics can lead to the development of superbugs. Animal agriculture accounts for nearly 80 percent of antibiotics used in our country (Philpott). Most of which are used for nontherapeutic purposes. Even though their use can shorten the confinement time of livestock by increasing the growth rates, they are not necessary and come at a high cost to human health. Nontherapeutic use of antibiotic should be terminated to preserve antibiotics for

Although meat industries may defend their products shouting out spurious claims such as, the animals live in a great environment when the truth is they live in squalor and disease. Thier vocation is to create good quality meat for consumers, but what they have cooked up in that lab of theirs is creating what could be a deadly product. Americans are under duress of disease and many studies have shown that eating red and processed meats are leading to many types of illnesses because of the undue amounts of carcinogens and hormones being placed into the meats by their producers. Knowing the facts, meat producers should

Recently there have been a number of questions raised here providing controversy surrounding the beef exporting industry in regards to the export of live animals. Animal activist groups and other like-minded people have protested against as to what they perceive to be cruel treatment in which the animals face from the minute they leave the farm to the moment they arrive at the foreign abattoir. Groups such as Animal Australia, exposing such cases where animals are being treated inhumanly from the ship to the abattoir. (Reference) Conversely there are other views that people… who state that there is

In the United States, much of the livestock population are well nourished and produce an adequate yield for human use. For instance, much of the meat cattle population of the US live on massive commercial feed lots, where they are constantly eating until the feed lot owner sees fit to have the animal

Secondary data has been collected from a full search in relevant search engines, through google scholar and Bournemouth University Library, using previously published journals, magazines, newspapers, books, reports and online portals. As well as using Amazon to search for relevant literature that cannot be attained through the previously mentioned services. Within the search engine of google scholar and the Bournemouth University online Library, the keywords searched for, in order to obtain an extensive view of the subject area in question for the research project (with choosing the relevant case studies, a broad scope was first researched with the key words (meat industry/ environmental impacts in meat production, etc.) and then specific countries were chosen in which gave a broad scope to the research, but allowed a more detailed look at modern carnivory and the environmental impacts that it caused throughout the world; hence the countries chosen to be case studies were in different continents, with varying production methods, laws and attitudes), these

All over the world, people sit down to a meal which, for the vast majority, includes beef, pork or chicken. It is not too often these days that the consumer considers the life of the animal in which they are eating; or to even associate the slab of beef on one’s plate with an actual cow that lives, breaths and feels. When one hears cow, picturesque images of luscious green fields with spotted cows mooing and grazing peacefully fill your mind; and this is how much of our society believes cattle are raised for consumption. Instead, cattle are raised in what can be described as jail cells: holding pens, over crowded stalls with no room to move. Often times, these cows don’t even make it past their first few

One is for the hogs and the other is for the large cattle. Three operational ponds are present in the slaughterhouse, the aerobic pond, anaerobic pond, and the facultative pond. And sludge drying bed.

Meat,” Charles Eisenstein opens his article with the note that many vegetarians are not truly motivated by nutrition alone. There are some, who are vegetarians, as a result of cultural or religious reasons, and mentions Animism, which is the belief that animals have a soul and therefore it is wrong to kill them. Yet, Eisenstein notes, the overwhelming majority follow this type of diet because they feel moral outrage at the manner and conditions in which some animals are kept. Specifically, he discusses the ways that the meat industry rear cattle for meat, and details the poor conditions of filth, crowding, and confinement. However, as Eisenstein argues this moral outrage should rather be directed at the practices of the meat industry as opposed to the practice of killing animals for food. Moreover, he points out that the “meat industry seeks to maximize production” but “actually it seeks to maximize profit, which means maximizing not “production” but “productivity”” (Eisenstein 2). Another argument he addresses is despite a favorable view of vegetarianism within the nutritional field, some researchers do dispute some of the health claims.

Humans who choose to eat both meat and vegetables will continue to exist because meat provides humans with the necessary nutrients for normal body function including protein and iron. Being a herbivore or omnivore is a personal choice but animals will continue to be brutally abused if they aren’t being advocated for. Factory farming is a negligent act towards non-human animals. Gene Baur states that, “factory farms confine animals by the thousands in massive warehouses, treating them like production units rather than as living, feeling individuals.” Animals whom are confined within the walls of factory farms often have no access to the outdoors and spend their time in small crates that don’t allow much room for the animals to move around (Factory Farm). “Dairy and beef cattle on factory farms do not have access to pasture where they could express their natural behavior (and ideal diet) of grazing” (Factory Farm). Factory farms take away from an animal’s right to roam the empty fields, graze, and feel the sunshine upon their skin. The warehouses that livestock is housed in is an example of negligence. Factory farms fail to provide these animals with healthy, stable, and free-roaming environments to grow and develop until they are transported to the slaughterhouse.

animals in society is not sustainable and presents an unprecedented level of risk to public health and damage to the economy throughout an unnecessary process of harm to the animals raised as food. The term for this would be the existence of concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFO’s). Production has shifted from smaller, family-owned farms to large farms that often have corporate contracts. Most meat and dairy products now are produced on large farms with single species buildings or open-air pens. In the agricultural business, livestock is becoming demanded more and more by large corporations, and when the focus is placed on mass production, the methods are raising animals in humane mannerisms quickly degraded. If present trends continue, meat production is predicted to double between the turn of the 21st century and 2050. Animals are being raised in small, crowded areas for the reason that it is not expensive and the only concern is for them to be fat and quickly fed to consumers.

What would happen if everyone on the planet went vegan? All the farm animals would gone that 's what would happen. The farm animal populations are thriving today because of meat eaters like me. It may sound harsh, but if everyone stopped relying on meat then all the animal loving people can say goodbye to the little piggies and chickens they care for so much. There is nothing wrong with eating meat. I am sick of people constantly trying to demonize meat like it 's the spawn of satan. I feel as if people who are against the consumption of meat fail to understand what humans are and the reality of nature itself. False “scientific” claims and theatrical approaches designed to tug at people’s heartstrings pollutes the discussion about meat. Meat is an integral part of many people’s lives and many have valid reasons for its consumption. I eat meat because of nutritional benefit, culture, and the importance of a balanced diet.

Livestock are currently slaughtered in recognized/unrecognized slaughterhouses and on private premises. They are subject to limited official control by municipality staff. Lack of suitable slaughtering facilities and unsatisfactory techniques cause considerable losses in meat as well as invaluable by-products like blood, offal’s, hides and skins. Animals are