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![BIBLIOGRAPHY
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• Environmental damage. (n.d.). Retrieved April 10, 2020, from https://www.ciwf.org.uk/factory-farming/environmental-damage/
• LingelGrant, G., & Sentient Media . (2019, December 17). Clean Meat: The Logical Solution to End Factory Farming. Retrieved April
9, 2020, from https://sentientmedia.org/clean-meat/
• Lowrey, A., & The Atlantic . (2019, November 11). The Human Cost of Chicken Farming. Retrieved April 10, 2020, from
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/11/human-cost-chicken-farming/601687/
• Pitney, N., & The Huffington Post. (2016, October 14). Obama Regulators Want To Let Factory Farms Label Their Meat 'Humanely
Raised'. Retrieved April 10, 2020, from https://www.huffpost.com/entry/humanely-raised-factory-
farms_n_57fd7e2ee4b044be30160d0d
• Weathers, S., Hermanns, S., & Bittman, M. (2017, May 21). Health Leaders Must Focus on the Threats From Factory Farms. Retrieved
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https://www.worldanimalprotection.org/end-factory-farming
• Zee, B. van der, & The Guardian. (2017, October 4). Why factory farming is not just cruel – but also a threat to all life on the planet.
Retrieved April 9, 2020, from https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/oct/04/factory-farming-destructive-wasteful-cruel-
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Factory Farming
- 1. THE DOWNSIDE OF FACTORYFARMING AY I S H A S T E WA R T
- 2. DEFINITION • An articlewritten by the Farm Sanctuary states, “Factory farms dominate U.S food production, employing abusive practices that maximize agribusiness profits at the expense of the environment, our communities, animal welfare, and even our health”
- 3. THE ENVIRONMENT… • “Livestockfarming produces 37% and 65% of our global methane and nitrous oxide emissions respectively. Both gases are much more potent than carbon dioxide” • According to the film Cowspiracy, Raising cows produce more greenhouse gases than cars, trains, trucks, boats, and planes combined. This is because they produce a great amount of methane from their digestion.
- 4. PHILIP LYMBERY, HEADOF COMPASSION IN WORLD FARMING. • “Factory farming is shrouded in mythology,” according to an article in The Guardian, interviewing author Philip Lymbery.
- 5. OUR HEALTH… • Animalstend to get sick in these farms, when they do they are given antibiotics. • The New York Times even agrees, they stated that about 75 percent of the antibiotics used in the United States and the European Union countries are used in agriculture. https://theconversation.com/antibiotic- resistance-is-not-new-it-existed-long- before-people-used-drugs-to-kill- bacteria-115836
- 6. THE ANIMALS… • TheAtlantic agrees, stating that Chickens and turkeys raised for eggs and meat live nasty, brutish, and short lives. Animals are jam packed into cages, not having any room to move around. All they are left to do is eat all day with plans to grow big and be sold. 40 billion chickens are subjected to overcrowded factory farms every year Many will have a space smaller than a piece of paper to live in, in barns crammed with up to 10,000 chickens They will spend most of their lives sitting or lying in their own waste Piglets on factory farms have their teeth clipped or ground and tails cut off Three out of four mother pigs are confined to cages the size of a fridge Data received from the World Animal Protection.
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- 8. WHAT NEXT … •I do not think this is something that can change overnight. Everyone will need to be involved and some will need that extra push to get involved. In 2016 Some people from the Obama administration proposed that meat and chicken products to be marketed as “humanely raised”.
- 9. WHAT NEXT … •Factory farming is a money business and the world runs on money. The people that have seats in congress and who are passing the bills are aware of this and it will be hard to completely change things around. I do not think factory farming is going anywhere because that will mean losses for many people. • Sentient media has offered the world a solution. This solution is “CLEAN MEAT”. https://sentientmedia.org/environmental- impact-of-factory-farming/
- 10. BIBLIOGRAPHY • Best Documentaries.(2019, April 7). Cowspiracy [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=isUW0uCfIYk&t=1099s]. Retrieved from url. • Environmental damage. (n.d.). Retrieved April 10, 2020, from https://www.ciwf.org.uk/factory-farming/environmental-damage/ • LingelGrant, G., & Sentient Media . (2019, December 17). Clean Meat: The Logical Solution to End Factory Farming. Retrieved April 9, 2020, from https://sentientmedia.org/clean-meat/ • Lowrey, A., & The Atlantic . (2019, November 11). The Human Cost of Chicken Farming. Retrieved April 10, 2020, from https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/11/human-cost-chicken-farming/601687/ • Pitney, N., & The Huffington Post. (2016, October 14). Obama Regulators Want To Let Factory Farms Label Their Meat 'Humanely Raised'. Retrieved April 10, 2020, from https://www.huffpost.com/entry/humanely-raised-factory- farms_n_57fd7e2ee4b044be30160d0d • Weathers, S., Hermanns, S., & Bittman, M. (2017, May 21). Health Leaders Must Focus on the Threats From Factory Farms. Retrieved April 12, 2020, from https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/21/opinion/who-factory-farming-meat-industry-.html • World Animal Protection. (2020, March 2). End factory farming. Retrieved April 15, 2020, from https://www.worldanimalprotection.org/end-factory-farming • Zee, B. van der, & The Guardian. (2017, October 4). Why factory farming is not just cruel – but also a threat to all life on the planet. Retrieved April 9, 2020, from https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/oct/04/factory-farming-destructive-wasteful-cruel- says-philip-lymbery-farmageddon-author
Editor's Notes
- #2 Hello, my name is Ayisha Stewart and I will be talking about the downside of factory farming. This will include the negative defects on the animals, environment, and our health. I will also
- #3 This definition clearly states that animals are being abused in the food production business, it all comes down to the money even though this process is causing harm.
- #4 Believe it or not, factory farming does take a huge toll on the environment, aiding to pollution. Climate change can possibly increase temperatures and reduce the water supply that is used for the animals and what we use on a daily basis. The increased heat can also damage crops and endanger habitats and natural environments. In addition, Rainforests breath in co2 and release oxygen into the atmosphere. There are so many rainforests being destroyed to build these farms, resulting in a higher co2 output into the atmosphere, which aid in climate change.
- #5 A myth is a widely held story of false belief or idea. This statement by Phillip lymbery is significant. In the article he does go on to say: Factory farming is an efficient way of producing food, it can be good for the welfare of the animals, and factory farming saves space. These are all to be myths according to the author. Factory farming
- #6 Too much antibiotics can produce antibiotic-resistant bacteria. When humans consume this meat it can lead to serious illness.
- #7 Take cows for example, they are being fed huge amounts of corn, which is not an essential part of their diet. It is a cheap and easy way to fatten them up, which can harm their health. It can give them acidosis and when they do become sick they will be given antibiotics. They will either get better and die.
- #8 The first image shows a pig that has obviously outgrown that confinement space. A bigger space will not be provided. The second image shows chickens packed into cages and can barely move. The third image shows food being shoved down a ducks throat. This is done so the duck can will continue to grow. The last two images show a chicken being debeaked. I can image this feels like someone cutting off one of my toes.
- #9 This means consumers will know that the animals were not tortured and in horrible conditions. Consumers will have choice on what they want to buy and eat. They said this proposal will aid to the faulty and misleading labeling system. They even had to specify what would qualify as humanely raised. This is because the labeling system would put that on their meat packaging even though it wasn’t true.
- #10 Sentient says clean meat is cultured or lab grown meat. It is made from cells and is similar to meat from animals. This could possible reduce the negative affects on the environment, animals, and or health but we’ll save this conversation for another time. Thank you.