This vision of free-roaming animals living out their days in sunny fields is very far from the reality. A majority of the animals that are raised for food live miserable lives in intensive confinement in dark, overcrowded facilities, commonly called "factory farms." Let me first tell you What is factory farm? Factory farming - a system of rearing livestock using intensive methods, by which poultry, pigs or cattle are confined indoors under strictly controlled conditions. By definition, factory farming involves animals stored in cramped, hot, disease ridden cages, crates or other confined spaces to produce eggs or other foods for humans to consume.
The documentary also shows how animals are given antibiotics to make them grow much more rapidly. In addition, Food Inc. presents that factory farming does damage to the environment due to the loss of biodiversity. The article “Report Targets Costs Of Factory Farming” from the Washington Post emphasizes how factories have taken a hidden toll on humans’ health. It mentions how factory farming fails to provide humane treatment of animals. The article also talks about how that modern agriculture like factory farming is responsible for about the twenty percent of the nation’s greenhouse gas production.
Most of the animals in the factories do not see sun lights at all, and some of them have diseases. Therefore farming in a factory is controversial topic around the world. In spite of this argument, I think factory farming is not a bad idea of producing meats and eggs. There are some positive parts of this factory farming. Lot of people has that the factory faming spread diseases to other animals and it is unhealthy.
Jessica Hall ENG 140 6/19/2012 Week 7 Assignment “Meat and Milk Factories” by Peter Singer and Jim Mason In the essay “Meat and Milk Factories,” Peter Singer and Jim Mason discuss the cruel treatment of animals, which is inflicted to them by their caretakers. Although several farmers simply refused to talk to Singer and Mason, a select few invited the duo to their farms. Singer and Mason visited these particular “ranches,” which were located throughout the United States, and collected information on the issues from each of them. The effects of their tours were atrocious. There are many instances throughout the essay when they detail the poor treatment of pigs and cows in the US.
Shifts From Traditionally grown meat Methods to Laboratory Grown Meat? | Sustainable Business Minor: Politics, Business & Environment | This paper examines the current meat industry and the consumption of meat in different countries. The essay is divided in a number of sections. First the paper addresses the history of the meat industry and provides the reader with information about the global meat consumption and its affects to the environment and the human species. Secondly it dives into the world of laboratory grown meat explaining what this new phenomenon is and examining if this innovation in meat production can diminish the negative impacts that the traditional meat farming has on the earth.
It gives me a good place to start with, to see each point of view. I can you this information in my essay by providing pros and cons of each point of view. “Animals Used for Food.” People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).Web.25 Jan.2012. PETA touches on the big topics on how and why people are switching over to become vegetarians and reasons why it’s (from their point) a good idea. They bring facts such as 16 billion animals are killed each year.
Trade shows would be another outlet where I would go to show pet store owners about my dog food and all the benefits it offers. Finally, hiring a person or a small team to handle public relations for my dog food company would help to ensure quality in product and service for all my customers Like many dog food companies, I would use traditional advertising methods such as television, print ad and social media to gain some brand recognition amongst husky dog owners. I discussed an idea for a commercial I had in the Wiki page and that would be what I’d use for the TV and print ad. Two husky dogs are watching TV and see one of the same old dog food commercials where a dog is running through the wild terrain and a bowl of food magically appears at the end. A narrator would be talking in the background about how the food has been tested, is GMO free and made with organically sourced meat.
Survival Hunting—People hunt wild animals to obtain meat to feed themselves and their families. Some people living in developing countries (for example, Zaire, Northeastern Gabon, and Botswana) still hunt animals such as the brush-tailed porcupine and other rodents; ungulates including the blue duiker; and some primates as a means of acquiring meat, a necessary part of their diets. Other people enjoy the flavor of wild meat. In Ohio, for example, hunting for whitetailed deer feeds thousands of people each year. Sport Hunting—Although people of developed nations generally do not need to hunt for survival, many enjoy hunting as a sport.
He does a great job supporting his opinion that we should be able to eat animals, by using narratives, compare and contrasts, and citing experts that he researched. Not only did his thesis recognize the problem of animal cruelty but, it also proposed a solution which fortified his article. Pollan’s use of narratives brought perspective to his article which. In his opening paragraph, Pollan sets himself at a restaurant, eating steak while reading Peter Singer’s book “Animal Liberation.” Pollan uses the book his reading to address his problem as a meat eater. Pollan uses this narrative to make a personal connection with the reader by hinting to the reader that they too have a moral obligation to question whether eating meat is right.
Jennifer Watkins Susan Mitchell College Writing II December 12, 2012 Argumentative Research Factory Farming and Animal Welfare Factory farming is a concept that describes the practice of raising animals in confined space for meat, eggs or milk in the most efficient way for human consumption. Factory farming produces a larger quantity of food at a less time than before. Factory farming include holding of large animals in a small area, use of growth enhancers and other hormones, and use huge amounts of antibiotics to fight diseases (Webster 97). These farming practices employed have raised questions of animal welfare and cruelty issues among the animal welfare advocacy groups and the public. The methods and conditions present in factory farming have been identified as significant stressors and cruel to animals, and should be exposed to bring more public awareness to reduce further animal suffering.