McDonald's farm ("Factory-Farming.com", 2010-2015). As arable land has declined over the last 100 years along with farmers as a percentage of the U.S. population, factory farms have taken their place ("How is Land in The United States Used? A Focus on Agricultural Land", n.d.). However, while factory farms produce more food optimizing economies of scale, modern technologies, and genetic engineering, factory farming more often than not incorporate abusive treatment to the animals. Factory Farming is an inhumane
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McKenzie 15 December 2015 Should Factory Farming Be Acceptable in Our Society? Since the past fifty years, farming operations in the United States have developed from individualized production to mass production, which is known today as factory farming. Factory farming is a method of food and fiber production which exploits animals in a confined environment (Marcus). As the demand for meat continues to increase, the modern agricultural practice of factory farming also continues to increase to meet
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of us, regardless whether you consume these animals of not. The U.S. government should ban the use of factory farming animals Factory farming should be illegal in the United States because the food produce is poor quality food. The meat from the animals in factory farms is mechanically removed, which means it it ripped from the bone and other parts of the body by a machine(Hurst). Factory farms even use parts of the body that most people wouldn't use such as: lips, eyes, testicels, and anal
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Topic: Factory Farming Organizational Pattern: Monroe’s Motivated Sequence Specific Purpose: To persuade the audience that factory farms are dangerous and abusive and therefore need to be banned. Primary Audience Outcome: I want the audience to join or support national organizations that protest against factory farms. Thesis Statement: The government should ban factory farms and require the meat industry to raise animals in their natural environments. The process of preparing the project:
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Factory farming is another way of saying animal cruelty in todays world. A typical day in the life of a factory farmed beef-cow includes being sandwiched by hundreds or thousands of other cows in a feedlot. These cows stay outside no matter what the condition may be, this resulting in severe illness and infection. Winter in Nebraska? Summer in Texas? The cows have to stay outside and fight the risk of death. While on the feedlot, these animals are fed a diet that is detrimental to their health. The
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The Effects of Factory Farming on Human Life DeVry University The Effects of Factory Farming on Human Life A lot of consumers who purchase food items from the supermarket to feed themselves or their families are not concerned with how the products they purchase will affect them or their loved ones. Some people are completely unaware of how the meats they consume are processed and manufactured. Some individuals who purchase a fresh hot meal from a fast food restaurant or cook a nice home cooked
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Karen Anglin Mrs. Kerber CRN 25486 30 April 2015 The Dangers of Factory Farms Factory farming is something that many people overlook because of the way it is portrayed in the media. It is shown as a way of feeding the people of the world efficiently, with little to no consequences. This leads many people to argue that factory farming is an important and cost-effective way of feeding our world's population. While factory farms do help feed the world at an affordable price, the damage they do is
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Tyler K Nizzi Block: 8 Benefits of Factory Farming What are the benefits of factory farming? Factory farming or industrial agriculture involves the exploitation of animals so as to ensure profits, particularly in the dairy and meat industries. As such, engaging in this kind of farming not only offers high profits, but it also guarantees more productivity. Cheap food production: Due to the use of technology and “economies of scale,” they produce food at less cost than smaller farms, thus enabling
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traditional family-farming techniques are fading away as the years go by. The lives of the animals are becoming devalued while the demand for their bodies increase. Factory farmers have been restricting the lives of their live-stock. Animals in factory farms are living lives which are far from the lifestyles that nature had intended for them. After reading many articles about the negative effects factory farming has on animals, I now know what truly goes on behind the walls of factory farms. I’ve been
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Negative Effects of Factory Farming on Animal Welfare and the Environment In this paper, I will argue in favor of bettering the conditions for animals in factory farms while maintaining a natural balance. First, the economic benefits obtained from factory farming should be weighed against the devastating environmental effect it has. The real cost of factory farming is not only paid by the producer and the consumer, but also includes a cost in the degradation of our natural resources, health effect
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