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    The American Society has become accustomed to fast and inexpensive food. Recently, factory farming has came to existence to quicken the process of creating beef and poultry. In those farms, animals are raised to be butchered. On the factory farms, the animals suffer through cruel living conditions and are fed antibiotic feeds. Whereas animals raised on private, organic farms are raised in a healthy manner and lack chemicals. Organic foods are found to have better flavor than the cheap food. To…

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    inside factory farms? A factory farm is a large industrial operation that raises a mass production of animals for food.That means they lock up a bunch of animals in small cages and eventually kill them to make the food that we eat everyday. So many animals get killed each day and people don’t even understand how factory farming is destroying the environment. Some people say how it is good for the environment and some people, like me, say how it is bad for the environment. Factory farming is…

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    Another animal which is a part of factory farming is the pig and about 30 million of them must experience lives full of misery in Canada each year. Female pigs have their children separated from them at birth and are forced to spend their whole lives in 2 foot wide metal crates which are so small that they can’t lie down properly and can’t turn around. Isn’t it sad that these pigs will never be able to feel the sun on their backs or breathe in the fresh air but instead have to live their whole…

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    side of livestock farming within agriculture, due to the controversies attached to the practice. Not only in Florida but on a national level as well. Statistics state that there are about more than 20,000 factory farms in the United States. Livestock farming is a major contributor to Florida and has become in recent years, one of many controversies in agriculture. One of the major problems that arose in the U.S is the certain types of treatment on agricultural animals in factory farms; which…

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    Alistair Norcross believes that supporting the factory farming of meat as consumers is wrong. He uses the example of Fred, to further clarify his argument. Fred’s neighbors call the police because they hear terrible noises from Fred’s basement. The police come and see several mutilated animals specifically puppies in his basement. Fred is arrested. At his trial, Fred reveals that he hates torturing puppies however he suffered an accident which leaves him unable to taste chocolate anymore, the…

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    The transition from traditional farms to large-scale industrial factory farms in the United States began in the early 1930s due to increased demand for meat products. Factory farming is often viewed as an efficient alternative to increase production for a higher profit. The highly industrial operation is referred as either AFO (animal feeding operation) or CAFO (confined animal feeding operation) in the United States. As factory farming became more popular, other countries, such as China and…

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    Factory farming is heavily prevalent in todays society. Most nearly all of the meat and by products of animals come from animals raised in factories, robbing them of living and fulfilling a full life. I one hundred percent agree with Blake Hurst that “only ‘industrial farming’ of meat can possibly see the demand for an increasing population and increased demand for food as a result of growing incomes”. The world today is growing at a way too rapid pace for natural production of animals. The days…

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    The purpose of factory farm is to raises a large number of animals and to get the extra profit from it. Factory farms are usually increasing the number of animals for food industry therefore the animals in the factory farm are being forced to grow up by injected the hormones. However, the animals in the factory farm are not the only one that suffering in their daily life, it also destroys the nature system of the environment and it will affect human health. The animals in the factory farm were…

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    Factory Farming How is that burger tasting? Learning the process that food went through will change the way anyone looks at a simple cheeseburger again. A 2012 Food and Water Watch analysis of USDA data has revealed that at least 5.5 million cows are being kept in the horrible conditions of factory farms. Factory farming is evil and should be stopped. It is cruel to animals, thoughtless, and is a cause of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. It must be stopped before it brings more terrible…

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    Factory farming, also known as industrial farming, is a modern form of farming where livestock such as cattle, pigs, or chickens are kept in tight cages known as battery cages to meet the food consumption of human. Factory farms keep large numbers of animals to be raised for food in tight and confined spaces in order to minimize operation cost. The meat that comes from these factories are cheaper because there is enough food to meet demand. Over 99% of the meat in America comes from a factory…

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