Factory Farming

Okay, so before you make up your mind that I'm a phsycho political tree hugger, let me tell you something. I'm not. The thing about that occasional person that does that is this, they simply don't have a good argument. One of the reasons most factory farms are bad is that, yeah they don't treat the animals humanely. They cram multiple animals in tiny litttle cages that oftentimes aren't cleaned properly. Not to mention the way they kill them, which is slow and painfully. Also they load the animals up on steroids in order to get more meat for the money. This brings me to my next point, factory farming is bad for you. First of all like I said, they load the animals up on steroids. Second of all, because of the way the animals are treated they're often times sick. Some scientific studies have shown that factory farms are epicenters for disease outbreakes. An extremely revelent example would be the H1N1 virus! Really? Yes! Some scientist think that Swine Flu is a result of factory farming! My net point that I will be making is an economic point. I bet you never thought it could be economic. Factory farming actually hurts economics. How does this happen? Well more and more people are buying from industries that factory farm. What happens then is that the little family farms who farm animal healthily, humanely, and ethically are being put out of buisness. So now I have given you many valid points as to why factory farming (most of it) can be bad. Now what do you think about this subject? Remember, I'm not trying to force anything on you at all. If your not convinced I'd encourage you to go research it for yourself. If your still not convinced, then you are completely and totally entitled to your own opinion. If you agree with what I'm saying and would like to make a difference, then I have a few pointers for you to get started. The first thing you can do is to be aware of what your eating, and where it is from. Nowadays since no one has to produce their own food all we have to do is drive to the grocery store, or to the nearest drive through in order to get a meal. This means that most people don't know what their eating, or from where. The next thing you can do is when you go to the grocery store you should really look at the labels of the food that you are buying. Buy Kosher meat products or products from family farms.442. The last thing you can do to help is letting other people know. You can also write your own blog on your own findings. Everyone has an impact. This is why I think factory farming is wrong, and how we can make an impact. I did this off of memory since I did a speech on it last year, but here is a source. http://www.farmsanctuary.org/issues/factoryfarming/