Introduction
“Where does meat come from? I don’t know, the store?” (G. M. Wolf, personal communication, November 21, 2016). The response of an Edina High School sophomore, G. Wolf, to the question ‘Where does the meat you eat come from?’ shows the ignorance of the general population to the issue of factory farming. Factory farming is the practice of mass producing animals for human consumption and profit. My personal journey against factory farming started when I was three- the age that both my younger sister and I stopped eating meat. I was four and I remember sitting at the kitchen table with my three-year-old sister across from me and she asked me why I didn’t eat meat. I told her that meat came from cartoon cows and that I did not want …show more content…
I was young, innocent, and naive and had no idea where meat came from. As a matter of fact, my journey only came to include factory farms as of last year. I learned about the dangerous side of factory farming and to protest against it I stopped eating animal products altogether. Factory farms use cruel methods to contain animals which affects their health; they cause strains of antibacterial resistant bacteria, and contribute to pollution and global warming. By examining evidence and background information about factory farming globally and discussing current events being taken to address the problem, this essay will explore the effects of intensive farming on the the physical and mental health of animals, the physical health of humans, and on the environment; in order to enact change governments have issued governance on factory farming practices and organizations have proposed government regulation and …show more content…
The greenhouse gases also create imbalances in the makeup of air. Too many greenhouse gases in the air supply cause air pollution. Also, the manure is commonly improperly managed and contaminates the water supply. Likewise, hog-waste lagoons cause air and water pollution. According to The Post and Courier (2012) "While factory hog farming brought a new industry to cash-poor farming communities in the Tar Heel State, it was accompanied by ghastly odors and air and water pollution from hog-waste lagoons" (para. 4). Currently, factory farming may be economically profitable, but it causes adverse effects on the environment. Cramped conditions on factory farms cause large amounts of waste in a small place, which is not only a breeding ground for disease, but also emits methane into both the air and water supply. Greenhouse gases and harmful substances due to large amounts of animal unregulated feces on factory farms contributes to depletion of the ozone layer and therefore global warming, air pollution, and water pollution, all of which are irreversible or nearly impossible to
“Where does meat come from? I don’t know, the store?” (G. M. Wolf, personal communication, November 21, 2016). The response of an Edina High School sophomore, G. Wolf, to the question ‘Where does the meat you eat come from?’ shows the ignorance of the general population to the issue of factory farming. Factory farming is the practice of mass producing animals for human consumption and profit. My personal journey against factory farming started when I was three- the age that both my younger sister and I stopped eating meat. I was four and I remember sitting at the kitchen table with my three-year-old sister across from me and she asked me why I didn’t eat meat. I told her that meat came from cartoon cows and that I did not want …show more content…
I was young, innocent, and naive and had no idea where meat came from. As a matter of fact, my journey only came to include factory farms as of last year. I learned about the dangerous side of factory farming and to protest against it I stopped eating animal products altogether. Factory farms use cruel methods to contain animals which affects their health; they cause strains of antibacterial resistant bacteria, and contribute to pollution and global warming. By examining evidence and background information about factory farming globally and discussing current events being taken to address the problem, this essay will explore the effects of intensive farming on the the physical and mental health of animals, the physical health of humans, and on the environment; in order to enact change governments have issued governance on factory farming practices and organizations have proposed government regulation and …show more content…
The greenhouse gases also create imbalances in the makeup of air. Too many greenhouse gases in the air supply cause air pollution. Also, the manure is commonly improperly managed and contaminates the water supply. Likewise, hog-waste lagoons cause air and water pollution. According to The Post and Courier (2012) "While factory hog farming brought a new industry to cash-poor farming communities in the Tar Heel State, it was accompanied by ghastly odors and air and water pollution from hog-waste lagoons" (para. 4). Currently, factory farming may be economically profitable, but it causes adverse effects on the environment. Cramped conditions on factory farms cause large amounts of waste in a small place, which is not only a breeding ground for disease, but also emits methane into both the air and water supply. Greenhouse gases and harmful substances due to large amounts of animal unregulated feces on factory farms contributes to depletion of the ozone layer and therefore global warming, air pollution, and water pollution, all of which are irreversible or nearly impossible to