FACTORY FARMING

John M. Sandoval

WHAT IS IT?

Factory Farming

Large-Scale Operations Facility Provides an estimate of 80% of livestock

to United States Roughly 10 billion animals are

slaughtered annually from factory farms

Definition terms of factory farming

Factory farming-”intensive care farming”, large scale productions, and also for breeding

Battery cages-cages that are used to keep livestock in

Lagoon-large dug out pit used to hold animal droppings

Certified organic- animals not given antibiotics, hormones, does not necessarily mean the animal was grass-fed or free-range.

Certified humane-free-range animals that have been provided with fresh air, sunlight, exercise and a healthy diet.

How factory farmers are portrayed

Friendly farmer Well fed livestock Large open farms

Who farmers really are

Large intensive farming operations

Low cost high profit producers

Contributors to large scale cruelty

History of factory farming

• Advancement came from the industrial revolution

• Made process quicker

• Huge profit to cost gain

Who can protect livestock cruelty and

their inhumane mistreatment?

ANIMAL WELFARE ACTIVIST CAN…BUT

Animal Rights Vs. Animal Welfare

ANIMAL RIGHTS ANIMALS WELFARE

seek to protect animals from excessive stress, emotional suffering, and physical harm

overall animal well-being

require research and agricultural companies to administer anesthesia prior to experimentation

humane killing methods,

What happens to them behind the wall of a factory farm

Industrial rail design used to dip chickens into hot oil to kill them and burn the feathers off

Battery cage full of chickens

THE FACTORY FARMERS GOOD SIDE

Contribute to the transmission of disease and pollution

Diseases E. Coli avian influenza mad cow disease Pollution Methane Hydrogen sulfide Carbon dioxide

And Lets Not forget…Hormones

Growth hormone (rBGH or rBST)

Antibiotics Pesticides

My thoughts

Is factory farming inhumane? For the most part, YES Needs improvement Stronger regulations

LETS WRAP IT UP

The Bigger Picture

My “Call of Duty”

References

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