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    The evolution of society brought about magnificent advances in technology along with the possible demise of the human race. This destructive process known as factory farming transforms the rich natural land into a toxic waste pit that continues to expand. Dangers from industrial farming effect the limited natural resources and irreplaceable forests. Research and math lay out statistics proving the idea of the sixth great extinction as a plausible realistic event. The industrialization of…

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    How Factory Farming Contributes to Global Warming Over the past few decades, global warming has been one of the biggest problems. Fundamentally, it is a fact that there are a number of causes in connection to global warming, and factory farming is one of them. A factory is an industrial site or group of buildings where products are made, normally consisting of machine and a large number of workers, and factory farming is a farm on which large numbers of livestock are raised indoors in…

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    on the Polyfarm and its complex way of operating. Pollan never really stats that factory farms should be abolished but he does make an argument for why Polyface farm is more logically and sustainable. Pollon discuses the differences between factory farming and Polyface farming in logic. Factory farming is production of a single animal or crop better know as monoculture (Pollon, 377). When there is a chicken factory farm it can only produce chickens. For this farm to feed the large amount of…

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    Owners/shareholders, employees, special interest groups, and end consumers make up the more prominent of these. Each stakeholder values different things when it comes to factory farming. Owners/shareholders value the income received from operations. Employees value job security and income. Special interest groups value their own views on the industry. End consumers value a low cost source of meat to purchase. While each of these…

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    the ASPCA, “150,000 American horses are slaughtered each year for human consumption.” ( Animal Cruelty. (2016). Retrieved from http://www.aspca.org/animal-cruelty ) Animal cruelty should be illegal due to the effect of factory farming, health risks, and emotional. Factory farming is a system of rearing livestock using intensive methods, by which poultry, pigs, or cattle are confined indoors under strictly controlled conditions. Majority of our foods like meat, milk, and eggs come from…

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    individuals and animal organizations continuously voice their concerns on the treatment of animals in these facilities. The two major issues concerning these slaughterhouse animals are, the inhumane treatment of the animals, and the health hazards these factory-processed organisms have to us. Inhuman treatments in which these groups of people are concerned about are the conditions that the animals are raised in, the slaughtering process, and how these poorly treated animals can actually have an…

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    Feeding The Factory Farm When a consumer bites into a hamburger they may not care where it comes from, but when they see chickens laying on top of each other ready to be slaughtered for their next chicken nugget they may raise their voice. The United States (US) needs more food for its ever-growing population but cannot afford to take up much more land for farming operations. This has led to institutions known as factory farms being built around the country in order to satisfy the growing…

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    2017 What is the Beef with Factory Farming? When you think of a farm, do you think of a small family owned farm with a few cattle out in a pasture or do you think of a large factory style building with cattle shoulder to shoulder on a hard cement floor? Throughout America, Factory Farms are becoming more and more popular every day. A factory farm is the condensing of farm animals, usually chickens, pigs and cows, into a very small area (“Factory Farms Produce…”). Factory farms produce meat,…

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    billion animals are killed in factory farms each year? In each factory there are thousands of animals smashed together and killed to create more space to fill with more animals. These animals are raised in harsh conditions and carry many diseases. Factory farming started because the US had a high demand for meat and it was also cheaper. After World War II, due to increased demand and specialised breeding, the layer hen and meat chicken became different breeds. Factory farming should be banned…

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    in the United States. Factory farms should be shut down because of their various negative effects towards not only the animals, but towards our health and the environment. However, there is a popular belief that factory farms are necessary to our society. America is…

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