Factory farming is a cruel, unsanitary, and abusive practice that has many harmful affects not only the animals confined in slaughterhouses, but also on unsuspecting consumers. By creating tighter government regulations regarding how the animals are raised and how the meat is treated, we could avoid all of the potentially deadly side effects linked to factory farming.
While mass production of poultry and beef has done wonders for restaurant supply and company profit, the measures taken to provide for large corporations is an outrage. If you take into consideration exactly how much beef is consumed worldwide in McDonald’s restaurants alone, the numbers are overwhelming. To put it into perspective, McDonald’s sells 75 hamburgers per second, …show more content…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that antibiotic overuse in animals used for food contributes to antibiotic resistance in humans. It is also documented that over 20,000 people die each year in the United States due to antibiotic resistant infections. It is believed that the overuse of Baytril, an antibiotic used to protect chickens and turkeys from E.Coli, led to an increase in treatment resistant bacterial infections in humans. The FDA has pushed for Baytril to be removed from the market due to harmful effects it has on humans. Company officials have stated that they are not convinced that they use of their product in animals can be blamed for increased resistance in people. Until more proof is found of the specific danger to humans, Baytril will remain on the market to be administered to birds in poultry …show more content…
In 1973, he implemented a new system of direct payments to farmers, encouraging them to plant more. Butz’s main argument was that the corn subsidy had dramatically reduced the cost of food for all Americans by improving the efficiency of farming techniques. To keep up with the growing industry, genetically modified foods have become the norm. A built in pesticide can be found in GM corn. A gene from the soil bacterium called Bacillus thuringiensis is inserted into the plant’s DNA, where it secretes a toxin to kill insects. Bacterial genes are inserted into the plants, allowing them to withstand harsh chemicals used as weed killer. Irina Ermakova demonstrated in several experiments of her own the harsh effects on lab rats who consumed the same GM corn fed to industrially farmed cattle. They developed potentially precancerous cell growth in the digestive tract, inhibited development of their brains and livers, enlarged pancreases and intestines, and immune system damage. Several rats developed stomach lesions, while the others died within weeks. A person experiencing this effect on the small intestine would result in incontinence
While mass production of poultry and beef has done wonders for restaurant supply and company profit, the measures taken to provide for large corporations is an outrage. If you take into consideration exactly how much beef is consumed worldwide in McDonald’s restaurants alone, the numbers are overwhelming. To put it into perspective, McDonald’s sells 75 hamburgers per second, …show more content…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that antibiotic overuse in animals used for food contributes to antibiotic resistance in humans. It is also documented that over 20,000 people die each year in the United States due to antibiotic resistant infections. It is believed that the overuse of Baytril, an antibiotic used to protect chickens and turkeys from E.Coli, led to an increase in treatment resistant bacterial infections in humans. The FDA has pushed for Baytril to be removed from the market due to harmful effects it has on humans. Company officials have stated that they are not convinced that they use of their product in animals can be blamed for increased resistance in people. Until more proof is found of the specific danger to humans, Baytril will remain on the market to be administered to birds in poultry …show more content…
In 1973, he implemented a new system of direct payments to farmers, encouraging them to plant more. Butz’s main argument was that the corn subsidy had dramatically reduced the cost of food for all Americans by improving the efficiency of farming techniques. To keep up with the growing industry, genetically modified foods have become the norm. A built in pesticide can be found in GM corn. A gene from the soil bacterium called Bacillus thuringiensis is inserted into the plant’s DNA, where it secretes a toxin to kill insects. Bacterial genes are inserted into the plants, allowing them to withstand harsh chemicals used as weed killer. Irina Ermakova demonstrated in several experiments of her own the harsh effects on lab rats who consumed the same GM corn fed to industrially farmed cattle. They developed potentially precancerous cell growth in the digestive tract, inhibited development of their brains and livers, enlarged pancreases and intestines, and immune system damage. Several rats developed stomach lesions, while the others died within weeks. A person experiencing this effect on the small intestine would result in incontinence