C.A.F.O. or Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations are large-scale industrial livestock operations that are here to stay according to the document. While CAFOs generate high yields economically, they also have negative effects including soil, water, and surface water contamination from manure runoff. They also negatively impact small farms that cannot compete, and cause animals to live in oppression. The document presents both sides of CAFOs versus no CAFOs, and asks the reader to judge whether the benefits are worth these impacts.