Factory Farming Pros And Cons Essay

Romeo 1

Izzy Romeo

Honors English 10

Period 1

10 April 2017

Negatives to Factory Farming Factory farms are defined as a large industrialized farm where huge numbers of livestock are raised indoor to increase production and reduce costs. Because of factory farms, the world has changed to more efficient food producers at the expense of the health of animals, the health of humans, and the environment. The conditions of factory farms needs to improve not only for the health of animals, but the health of humans and the state of the environment as well. Improving the treatment of animals in factory farms should not be done because it would lead to negative effects on the environment and raise prices. Many organizations, like ASPCA and PETA, look

Estimates of the eventual effect on egg prices have varied widely, from a rise of twelve cents to a dollar per dozen, the Boston Globe reported” (Brulliard 2). There are also many advantages to factory farming, including lower business costs, increased food production, the encouragement of technological advancements, job opportunities, and increased economies (“10 Advantages and Disadvantages of Factory Farming”). By improving factory farms, prices would rise, the environment could be negatively affected, and certain benefits of practicing factory farming would be

To improve the conditions for farm animals, consumers need to be consciously aware of companies who use abusive and nonabusive treatment. By being properly informed, consumers are able to change the demands of the food industry, leading to companies like Subway to respond to consumer demands. The human societies that thrived off of animals thousands of years ago believed that “animals must therefore be treated with proper respect and consideration” (1). The farming industry needs to look back on the way early humans treated animals as a guide to how it should be