Factory farming

Environmental activists can be considered notorious for initiating some of the most dangerous movements. While activists are focused on industrialization (examples: chaining themselves to trees, sabotaging bulldozers, and in insane measures choosing not to procreate, believing the Earth would be better off without humans), they are blind to the damage caused by animal agriculture, also known as the agribusiness. While facing the majority of the world whose action are expanding agribusiness, the…

It is here that I will divulge all of the gruesome details of CAFO farming so as to not instill any false perceptions in my audience that CAFO farming is in any way pleasant. My goal is to educate and argue my opinion without distorting reality. However, I will discuss behind the scenes acts of vicious animal cruelty which also take place in grass-feeding farms…

An Evaluation of “Lamb to the Slaughter” By: Roald Dahl Not many people look at their food and see a weapon. There has been some accidents in justice, but have any of them included where the law enforcement has eat the evidence? In ‘Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl, a wife is home and waits for her husband to arrive. When he arrives, he does not cooperate about dinner, his wife Mary gets angry, and kills him. In the short story “Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl, it displays the theme of…

So far in sections one and two of Micheal Pollan, The Omnivores Dilemma, it seems as is all food chains have negative effects on us, the enviorment, as well as the animals we get it from. However that is not true. In this section, Micheal Pollan argues that the food chain called Local Sustainable is the best food chain there is for everyone and everything, they do not use chemical fertilizers or chemical pesticde which is harmful to everyone, they don’t pollute they enviorment because they…

Strategic vision of Jim Hindmarsh and Co. For Jim Hindmarsh and Co there is a vision which isn't documented and only the higher levels of staff know of this vision. A vision was constructed by research on major agricultural companies and what their perceive to be a company vision, as well as the future aspirations of Jim Hindmarsh the owner of Jim Hindmarsh and Co. The vision statement constructed is ‘To be recognised as a leading stock and station agent that benefits livestock producers in…

ADAPTABILITY Adaptability is an important trait in goat meat production. It can be considered as a sub trait under the meat production trait. It can be defined as the ability of the animal (Boer goat) to alter itself to the changes in the environment. Since a breeding objective is the ideal animal a producer aims to breed, a breeding objective under adaptability for goat meat is: To breed a Boer goat that produces good quality goat meat regardless of the environment, with the goat being adapted…

In No Happy Cows: Dispatches from the Frontlines of the Food Revolution, John Robbins seeks to educate anyone he can reach on the injustices, myths, and facts in regards to the food industries. Robbins begins his manuscript with an introduction that focuses on the layers of corruption surrounding big-ticket items such as Monsanto’s politicking and manipulation of the industry for profits. From here he moves on to discuss the inhumane treatment of food sourced animals and how it affects humans…

The testing of animals is overall is bad ethics and poor science. In a booklet by Peta, they explain the difference between the use of animals verses if humans would be used, how the animal is in pain, examples of cruelty displayed, research conducted, non animal methods, and a conclusion to what you can do to help the cause. This pamphlet explains that the role animals play in this conducted research is not their choice. Animals should not be put into pointless suffering to test a product…

Introduction As differences in carcass quality moved the market trends towards more grid pricing, factors which are contributing to the quality of carcass is essential. These factors include genetics, gender of cattle, natural growth patterns, as well as manipulation of cattle diets in their feed. Growth Patterns The growth of carcass is made up mainly of protein and fat. As cattle is approaching mature weight, the gain of carcass makes up a higher percentage of the total gain. This makes the…

-1 INTRODUCTION BRAND The word “Brand” owes its origin to the Norwegian word “brand” which means to burn. Farmers used to put some identification mark on the body of the livestock to distinguish their possession. Products are what companies make, but customers buy brands. Therefore marketers resorted to branding in order to distinguish their offeringsfrom similar products and services provided by their competitors. Additionally, it carries an inherent assurance to the customers…