factory farms should be illegal

"The world wants to imagine that it"s a lot more idyllic than it actually is" says Mike Mack, chief executive of the agricultural chemicals and seeds giant Syngenta about contemporary attitudes to agriculture and farming. Why should factory farming be illegal? Four major premises it is systemized animal cruelty, it is not necessary, it can lead to a lot of health issues, and environmental issues. Factory farming is organised cruelty towards animals. This kind of abuse towards these animals would not be accepted in society if it were done to our pets such as dogs and cats. So why do we let it happen to farm animals? Farming for our own desire " just because we have the means to exploit animals " just because they are weaker is wrong. By the same logic stronger humans should exploit weaker humans just because they have the means to do so would also be fine. I"m not saying that animals should get the same right as humans but these animals can feel emotions like pain and happiness such as we do, and yet they are tortured, rape and killed for our owns means and desires. In the U. S. alone, 90,000 cows and calves are slaughtered every day; 14,000 chickens are slaughtered every minute; and over 10 billion 'food animals' are slaughtered every year. This shouldn't"t be allowed to happen to so many animals. It is unnecessary mass murder. Animal facts video "farm to fridge" tell you about the life farm animals go through before they get into our supermarkets. Factory farming is not necessary. There are many alternatives to factory farming. One alternative is lab grown meat. "There are lots of ethical arguments for making meat in a lab. Often people will say that lab grown meat sounds gross or unnatural but there really isn"t much that's more gross and unnatural than the way we currently produce meat" " says Scishow. Oxford university researchers have predicted that lab meat produced 96% fewer green house gases, 99% land use, and 96% water than that of factory farms. Unfortunately there are the cost of lab grown meat is a big issue but people for the ethical treatment of animals offered 1 million to the first scientist to create lab made chicken cheap enough to bring to market. Some more realistic examples are becoming vegetarian or vegan, or just buying organic produce. I"m sure every one can spare 8c and egg for the rights of animal welfare. There are a lot of health issues tied to factory farming. The USDA reports that animals in the US meat industry produce 61 million tons of waste each year, which is 130 times the volume of human waste - or five tons for every US citizen. The USDA reports that animals in the US meat industry produce 61 million tons of waste each year, which is 130 times the volume of human waste - or five tons for every US citizen. Just imagine the health ramifications this can have on your health. But aside from all this we don't need this much meat in our diet its not good for us. Indian"s have the lowest meat consumption in the world according to UN FAO statistics. As of the 2006 Hindu-CNN-IBN State of the Nation Survey, reports that over 31% (350 million people) are vegetarians and another 9% are vegetarians that eat eggs. A lot of environmental issues are caused from factory farming. As the demand for animal products grows more resources like water energy crops and land need to be used to fuel this demand. Vast expansive natural habitats have been cleared to feed farm animals most of them being factory farms. "At a time when globally, nearly 1 billion people are suffering from malnutrition, one third of the world's edible cereal harvest is being fed to farm animals. That cereal would be enough to feed about three billion people. " " says animals Australia. Instead this food is fed to farm animals, 6kg of plant protein are fed to factory farm animals to produce just 1kg of animal protein. Factory farms use more food than they produce, which leaves less food for everyone else. Animals are fed about 6kg of plant protein to produce just 1kg of animal protein. The numbers just don't add up. Factory farms use more food than they produce, which leaves less food for everyone else. "At a time when globally, nearly 1 billion people are suffering from malnutrition, one third of the world's edible cereal harvest is being fed to farm animals. That cereal would be enough to feed about three billion people. " " says animals Australia. Everyone from leading water and climate scientists, to Oxfam and World Vision, and even the United Nations agree that by eating less meat we can reduce pollution, save resources and combat world hunger. It has been show that factory farms are bad for the environment, for your health, it is cruelty towards animals, and it is not necessary. . http://www.scribd.com... . http://www.thehindu.com... . http://www.organicconsumers.org... . http://www.organicconsumers.org... . http://www.makeitpossible.com...