The Dangers of Factory Farming

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The paper explains factory farming to be an environmentally destructive way of producing food at a lower cost. The paper discusses the toxic runoff and the lagoons that store waste disposal and shows how they harm the environment. The paper paints a vivid picture of the cruel treatment of pigs and cows and reveals the abundant use of hormones and antibiotics given to cows, as well as the shocking types of foods cattle are being fed. The paper thus shows how factory farming has damaging effects on our environment as well as on our health.

From the Paper:

"Factory farming is an environmentally destructive way of producing food at a lower cost for food manufacturers that has recently been developed within the last fifty years. The environmental, social and moral consequences of creating food in this harmful way have recently been the target of scrutiny from the American public as well as many other populations across the world. Industrial agriculture and factory farming methods vary depending on what type of meat and or product is being produced, but the general objective of these industries share a common goal: to produce as much product in as little time possible with as little effort and money spent in the process. Factory farming has had negative effects on not only the health of the animals themselves, but the communities, landscapes and cultures surrounding them as well."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Robinson, Jo. "What you need to know about the beef you eat: supermarket beef is an unnatural, industrial product. The good news is there are better and safer options." Mother Earth News 226 (Feb-March 2008): 74(9). Academic OneFile. Gale. University of San Francisco. 23 Dec. 2008
• Pollan, Michael. The Omnivore's Dilemma. New York: Penguin Books, 2006.
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• Farmsanctuary.org. Farm Santuary, Rescue, Education, Advocacy. January 3, 2009. http://209.85.173.132/custom?q=cache:SjsoltfHfKoJ:www.farmsanctuary.org/mediacenter/assets/Truth%2520Behind%2520Dairy%2520Final%25206-17-08.pdf+downer+cows&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=3&gl=us&client=google-coop-np
• Farmsanctuary.org. Farm Sanctuary, Rescue, Education, Advocacy. January 3, 2009. http://www.farmsanctuary.org/issues/factoryfarming/

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