The Truth Behind Animal Agriculture
Samantha LeMere
Globe University The population continues to grow in the United States, the demand for variety meat is higher than ever. Stated in The Morning Edition, the average human will consume about 270.7 pounds of meat per year (Eliza Barclay, 2012). Has it ever occurred to mankind the measures we are taking to keep up with the supply and demand of these protein rich foods? Because of increased need of supply, farm animals are arguably treated in an inhumane matter, our environment is suffering; furthermore, humans are gambling their lives by misunderstanding the origin of the foods lavished over. Lack of exposure to the behind the scenes meat production can appear be misleading. After all, …show more content…
We, as individuals need to be made aware of the effects of demand for meat products as we continue to consume more of it each year. If more of our land is taken up by animals used for slaughter, how long will it be until we run out of these resources needed by mankind to live? Continuing with these factory farms will only cause more global warming and pose as a threat due to the emissions given off from the elimination of animals on these farms. Human health is at stake by all the above factors. It is time for mankind to be more educated on this subject to be aware of what our future holds. It is of utmost importance to be knowledgeable about what we are consuming as meals daily. Alternative measures should be taken in hopes of a better environment, improvement of human health, and avoidance of animal extinction and inhumanity.
References;
Cowspiracy. Los Angeles: Kip Andersen, Keegan Kuhn, 2014. DVD.
Daigle, J. M. (2010). Transformation of U.S. animal agriculture (Agriculture issues and policies series; Agriculture issues and policies series). New York: Nova Science Publishers. http://public.eblib.com/choice/publicfullrecord.aspx?p=3019147
Kenner, R., Pearce, R., Schlosser, E., Robledo, M., Pohlad, W., Skoll, J., Schorr, R., ... Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm). (2009). Food, Inc. Los Angeles, CA: Magnolia Home Entertainment.
Barclay, E. (2012, June 27). A Nation Of Meat Eaters: See How It All Adds Up. Retrieved November 29, 2016, from
Samantha LeMere
Globe University The population continues to grow in the United States, the demand for variety meat is higher than ever. Stated in The Morning Edition, the average human will consume about 270.7 pounds of meat per year (Eliza Barclay, 2012). Has it ever occurred to mankind the measures we are taking to keep up with the supply and demand of these protein rich foods? Because of increased need of supply, farm animals are arguably treated in an inhumane matter, our environment is suffering; furthermore, humans are gambling their lives by misunderstanding the origin of the foods lavished over. Lack of exposure to the behind the scenes meat production can appear be misleading. After all, …show more content…
We, as individuals need to be made aware of the effects of demand for meat products as we continue to consume more of it each year. If more of our land is taken up by animals used for slaughter, how long will it be until we run out of these resources needed by mankind to live? Continuing with these factory farms will only cause more global warming and pose as a threat due to the emissions given off from the elimination of animals on these farms. Human health is at stake by all the above factors. It is time for mankind to be more educated on this subject to be aware of what our future holds. It is of utmost importance to be knowledgeable about what we are consuming as meals daily. Alternative measures should be taken in hopes of a better environment, improvement of human health, and avoidance of animal extinction and inhumanity.
References;
Cowspiracy. Los Angeles: Kip Andersen, Keegan Kuhn, 2014. DVD.
Daigle, J. M. (2010). Transformation of U.S. animal agriculture (Agriculture issues and policies series; Agriculture issues and policies series). New York: Nova Science Publishers. http://public.eblib.com/choice/publicfullrecord.aspx?p=3019147
Kenner, R., Pearce, R., Schlosser, E., Robledo, M., Pohlad, W., Skoll, J., Schorr, R., ... Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm). (2009). Food, Inc. Los Angeles, CA: Magnolia Home Entertainment.
Barclay, E. (2012, June 27). A Nation Of Meat Eaters: See How It All Adds Up. Retrieved November 29, 2016, from