Factory Farm Research Paper

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A factory farm is a large, industrial operation that raises large numbers of animals for food. Over 99% of farm animals in the U.S. are raised in factory farms. (The American Society for the Prevention of Animal Cruelty) I don’t know about you, but to me that doesn’t sound like the best way to farm. Not only is this way of farming cruel to the animals, but to the environment, and the economy. This is why factory farming should be banned. How is factory farming cruel to the animals? First of all, the layers (hens used for laying eggs) are kept in tiny cages that fit up to five chickens a cage, and not comfortably either, the hens can’t stretch or lay down (All About Animals ). Piglets are their away from their mothers too soon, a metal boarder