Factory farming

America should not be concerned with what happens in the slaughterhouses or factory farms. There is no need to waste more money or resources to make our meals feel more comfortable before they have to be executed. These cattle, chickens and pigs are just animals that are here to be consumed; therefore, the processes that they have to endure do not matter. We need to bring back the old methods of obtaining our livestock. If we just hacked away at these animals that have the purpose of feeding us,…

The animal rights movement is pedestaled on the belief that social mores and conventions have objective reality upon this Earth; that non-human animals are in charge of their own lives. For the past ten years, the animal personhood has onslaught many swine farmers, and has tried to inculcate meat consumers, by utilizing a myriad of strategies and tactics. Many of which include: legal action, public protest and direct action. Moreover, thanks to the advent of social media, the technology has…

As Peter Singer argues in his article titled "Animal Liberation," ‘speciesism' is an attitude or a belief that humans have the right to discriminate and mistreat other species in ways that would be unacceptable to treat other members of their own species. Specifically, Singer refers to the mistreatment and exploitation of animals by humans. The livestock industry is vital to the American economy as it supplies meat, eggs, milk, and other animal products while providing employment for many…

The “Smaczne Jadło” company was founded in 1992 after the takeover of a state-owned company “Smalczyk”. Originally Smaczne Jadło dealt in slaughter and processing of porkers. Having relatively well-developed own chain of points of purchase of livestock in the Wielkopolska region, the company was not concerned about meat for processing. The President Leopold Kabanowski, the pork butcher with 30 years’ work experience had always considered food processing great foundations for business development…

Over the course of the semester, I planned to make a difference in the animal field. Animals are mistreated not only in Hong Kong but also around the world. They are starved, beaten, and neglected by their owners. Animals don’t deserve this type of treatment—they have been serving and helping humans for thousands of years. All acts done by animals are good. I wanted to help the animals in Hong Kong by treating a small portion of them correctly. In order to help this cause, I took care of the…

helm of the Agriculture Department. This weakening of food regulations became apparent in the 2007 E. coli outbreak. Spinach became contaminated with E. coli when exposed to cattle farming waste. The outbreak killed three and injured over 200 in 26 states. Food regulations had been so weakened that the unsafe cattle farming was not properly inspected and early knowledge of the bacteria was not reported. The meat industry has set itself up as the gold-standard for production, but much like…

The film, “Babies”, by Thomas Balmes revolves around four newborns from all over the globe and their first year in the world. Hattie from San Francisco, U. S and Mari from Tokyo, Japan are two girls who live in urban areas. Ponijao from Namibia, a village in Southwest Africa, and Bayar from Bayanchandmani, Mongolia are two boys who live in particularly rural areas. This documentary shows the comparison of each culture without any narration, leaving it up to the viewer on interpreting the film.…

1.Describe one of the cattle breeds that are found on the Dickenson farm. Why is Ohio a good place to raise the breeds shown in the video? Longhorns are a type of cattle that are grown in the United States. As their name suggests, they have long horns. Grass is an essential food to longhorns. Ohio has healthy grass that will be wonderful for the longhorns. 2.How did the J & N Ranch change their cows? Why did they do this? The J & N Ranch changed their cows color to black by breeding them…

Food Inc. Discussion Paper I am simply disgusted and also rather horrified by the film Food Inc. I have some prior awareness regarding the current foundation of the food system and the farming prior to the film such as how it’s really just a large web of vendors, sources, and locations. The food system to my knowledge before watching this movie was that it was a massive factor of the 21st century for both the consumer and also the producer. It is fair to say that the food…

American society has been prone to having meat as the main course of their meal. But through all the meat Americans consume, many Americans don't understand the flaws of how meat is processed starting from factory farms, anti-biotics & genetic manipulation, the health risk, and excess fat. Factory farms have been targeted for many years as one of the top issues in trying to regulate the meat industry, especially after the documentary Meet your Meat in 2002 exposing the biggest issue of them…