Category: Factory Farming

Factory Farming: Development And Its Major Environmental Problems Farming and raising animals for food have been an integral part of human culture for decades. Animal farmers often keep animals in an intensive area and using industrial devices to boost the process of production. Products of such farms are often meat, milk, and eggs. Animal farming…

Ethical Aspects Of Factory Farming There is no morally relevant difference between torturing puppies as described in the Fred thought experiment and buying factory farmed meat. Is this a plausible claim? In answering this question, begin by (1) clearly explaining what Norcross means by claiming there is no morally relevant difference between torturing puppies (as…

Should Factory Farming Be Banned? All auto mobiles, planes and factories combined are no match to raising farm animals for food when it comes to greenhouse gas emissions. As demand for meat has grown the animal agriculture has gobbled up more and more of water, energy, crops and land. For the last decade, vast expanses…

Animal Farming As One Of The Primary Contributors Of Major Problems In The World The production of livestock is among one of the most ecological detriments for all human needs (Abbasi et al., 2015). Firstly, it is inevitable to say that the human population is increasing, and towns are extending to mega-cities (Abbasi et al.,…

Harming The Environment: Factory Farming In The United States When discussing global climate change and the factors that contribute to it, most people like to point to the easy factors to blame such as fossil fuels which include oil, coal, natural gas, etc. but what usually flies under the radar is how bad livestock contributes…

The Link Between Factory Farming And Climate Change Climate change is inevitable. Between the usage of fossil fuels and the misuse of agriculture, professionals anticipate that the damage of climate change will be irreversible within seventeen months. Specifically, one of the leading causes of global warming is factory farming. Not only is industrial livestock production…

What Are The Problems With Animal Factory Farming? Animal factory farming of chickens is a rapidly growing global problem. In the US alone an estimated 9 billion are consumed yearly(ASPCA). To put that into perspective our planet is estimated to have 7.7 billion people, so right now we are eating more chicken yearly than there…

Factory Farming One Of The Worst Crimes In History A considerable number of the United States population are unaware of the misdeeds that take place within the meat industry. Some believe the pictures depicting a traditional family farm on the packages of meat products are legit. Others fall under the impression that meat advertised as…

Farming Today, And What It Means For Our Tomorrow The year 2017 was about one degree Celsius warmer than an average year on Earth, and from now on, each year is only going to get warmer (NASA). This is what scientists have dubbed climate change, and it has been happening for years. Climate change is…

Can The Human Body Benefit From Eating Vegan Or Are We Meant To Consume Animal Products? This has been a complex and sometimes controversial issue. Veganism is a diet that excludes all animal products and byproducts. People become vegan or a variety of reasons, sometimes for ethics or maybe for health benefits. Our planet has…