Factory Farming Research Paper

According to the CDC, Center Of Disease Control, there have been 25 reported cases of E.Coli outbreaks in the past decade, almost all of which source from contaminated food or meat. The reason for these outbreaks comes from no other than mass producing meat companies. This process of producing mass meat is also referred to as factory farming. Factory farming is a relatively new industrious method used to produce as much meat as possible all while maximizing company profits. On paper, factory farming may seem like a relatively good proposal, but factory farming comes with a list of repercussions that range from cruel and unusual treatment of animals to unsafe and unsanitary working conditions. On top of that, factory farming is detrimental to …show more content…
Animals are often crammed together with little to no space to even walk. In the mind of the companies, the more animals the better. Animals are also given antibiotics so that they can grow quicker than usual. This method is used to cut the time from factory to market almost in half. Widespread use of antibiotics leaves humans at risk of coming into contact with potentially dangerous antibiotic bacteria. Animals may also be genetically mutated in order to get favorable traits, the traits that benefit the producer. (PETA CITATION). In an interview by Rolling Stone, a girl who goes by the name of Sarah, recalls her time working undercover in the “farms” in Wyoming. The interview states “no training could prepare her for the sensory assault of 10,000 pigs in close quarters: the stench of their shit, piled three feet high in the slanted trenches below; the blood on sows’ snouts cut by cages so tight they can’t turn around or lie sideways; the racking cries of broken-legged pigs, hauled into alleys by dead-eyed workers and left their to die of exposure.” (Solotaroff 2013) This disturbing yet powerful quote opens the curtain on our meat industry and exposes the animal cruelty that takes place on our own land. This article/interview touches the carelessness of workers, the unsanitary conditions that result from this, and the pure torture that the animals which we eat go through. The author states what the typical lifestyle is of a cow, egg laying chickens, and broiler chickens. It also goes further and discusses how she witnessed an employee who seemed to enjoy abusing animals. On the other end of the spectrum, factory farmers may also change the natural diet of livestock to make them fatter and meatier, regardless of the health problems that will arise for the animal. A recent example of this was in January of 2017, where a truck of red skittles

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