As we aren't going to get a lecture on factory farming I have decided to do a post solemely on this issue which is generally ignored and overlooked by officials and a majority of the public.
In society today the majority of people eat some kind of meat, fish or eggs. This is putting increasing demand on farmers to produce animals in large quantities, and to enable them to do this they are resulting to mainstream factory farming.
This means that the animals are generally being produced in huge numbers and their welfare and rights are not being taken into consideration like the law states. They are being cramped into individual tiny cages were they have no room to move around or stored in sheds, thousands at a time (meaning the animals, usually turkeys or ducks) therefore they have little room to shift about, sometimes meaning growth defects and more than often left to stand in their own feaces which can cause terrible burns to the animals.
Other acts which happen in the occurance of factory farming are; inhumane ways of killing, force feeding and interbreeding, all of which cause harm to the animals, sometimes fatal.
As you can imagine, some farmers have taken the stigma attached to factory farming into consideration, especially with people buying better quality and top range meats nowadays. And variety of organic and free range meats, eggs and fish are avaliable, and they taste alot better.
This type of farming meaning the following;
*Organic farming severely limits antibiotics and other chemicals; no growth hormones
*Stipulates smaller flock/herd sizes and other means of ensuring animal welfare
*Organic meat and poultry are free-range, roaming outdoors and with spacious indoor areas
*Free-range/outdoor-reared products not organic unless stated - lower standards of welfare and chemical use
Factory farming is Bad. If we could even begin to imagine the lives that these animals are bred into we would reel in discuss. As I'm sure you are aware by now, this subject is very close to my heart, and as our population is increasing... so is our consumption. It's time to tackle it head on.
Just to say that those who will argue that animals do not have feelings/emotion/etc... shall we forcefeed your beloved dog/cat? Mhmm didn't think so.
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