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Aracelina Velazquez
Professor Batty
English 113B
25 February 2016
Inhumanely Killings Are Putting Society At Risk
For decades, many people have argued that factory farming is a great value for society
but also disagreed by others that factory farms have inadequate outcome towards animals and
humans. Factory farming has evolved significantly making it easier to produce and process food
faster. One of the many reasons is because of the technology involved and antibiotics used on
animals. Antibiotics are used to speed up animals growth in order to process food faster and put
out to sell in stores. But factory farms produce low quality foods because of the amount of
chemicals and diseases that spread within the animals. This happens because animals are thrown
in small cages that are too overcrowded with no space to move. Animals contaminated with
diseases are still used to be processed in foods that people eat, causing health problems towards
humans. Factory farms produce a large amount of waste that causes environmental problems that
affects globalization. Therefore, factory farms should be banned because of the inhumane animal
abuse, human health problems caused by lack of nurture towards animals, and the negative
effects on the environment and rural communities.
To begin, the sad reality behind a nice, packaged chicken or meat lies an inhumanely
abused animal led to their death. Many animals in factory farms such as chickens and cows are
cruelly stomped on, caged up, and killed.. In the article, Exposing Abuse on the Factory Farm,
The editorial board claims, There are unnecessary animal abuse made by farm workers, using a
moving tractor to drag a cow on the floor by a chain attached to her neck and workers repeatedly

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beating, kicking and jumping on the cow. The editorial board discusses a horrible, unnecessary
act done to an innocent cow. An action so disturbing done to an animal like that shouldn't be
allowed but banned. Some might say that it's the worker's job and part of the process of killing
them; however, it can be done much differently than to chain an animal by its neck and being
aware that the animal is suffering. Moreover, many animals in factory farms don't get the chance
to see daylight or to even experience how the sunlight feels. In the article, Last Chance for
Animals, discusses, Newborn broiler chicks are crammed in tiny cages so small that they
cannot spread their wings, if the baby chick is a male it is suffocated in trash bags, crushed,
gassed or ground up alive. Hurting a newborn that does not have the strength to defend itself is
highly unfair and inhumane. Imagine if that was done to a puppy or kitten. Most people would
argue against that action done to a cat or dog. But those people won't take inconsideration of it
being done to a baby chicken or cow, that doesn't seem upright, it not ok to kill a dog but it is
okay to slam and crush a newborn chick just for people's convenience.
In addition, the lack of good treatment in factory farms is causing health problem towards
humans. The action of cramping the animals all together in small cages causes animals to have a
negative effects that can harm people that consume it. For example, in the article, What's Wrong
with Factory Farming, Jonathan Anomaly claims, crowding animals together in close
confinement can induce stress and suppress their immune systems, raising parasite loads and
making animals more susceptible to infections. Anomaly discusses that because of the cause of
animals being caged up in small areas that they can not move, have a high risk of making animal
prone to diseases. The main problem with that is that humans are consuming meat that is infected
with viral diseases, therefore it is being passed on to their immune system causing people to get
sick. These factories have these animals crammed in their own filth, in cages that they do not

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clean. Just imagine the amount of germs that are being spread within the animals, these virus
infected animals are then being packaged and sold to people. Not to mention the amount of
antibiotics inserted in these animals in factory farms causing problems towards humans.
According to a New York Times article F.D.A Restricts Antibiotics Use for livestock Sabrina
Tavernise proclaims, At least two million Americans fall sick every year about 23,000 die from
antibiotic-resistant infections. Tavernis claims that so many people each year get sick or even
die because of antibiotic inserted in animals placed in factory farms. That is a very large amount
of illness and death just because they want to rapidly reinforce the growth of animals. In addition
to the overuse of antibiotics that factory farms use on animals in the article Factory Farming:
Bad for People, Planet and Economy Kaye Spector argues, Overuse of antibiotics can fuel the
growth of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, the use of arsenic and growth hormones can increase the
risk of cancer in people and crowded conditions can be a breeding ground for diseases. Spector
argues the overuse of antibiotics injected in these animals is putting not only animals at risk but
society as well. People will argue that factory farms are great industries for economic growth;
however, they are one of the reasons to the downfall of medical problems.
Furthermore, big industries like factory farming are creating a negative impact on the
environment. The problem with slaughtering animals to make meats is that they create a big
amount of animal waste.The problem involving animal waste is that it gets dumped in places that
can harm our surroundings. The article, Factory farming and the environment,discusses,
Factory farms typically store animal waste in huge, open air lagoons, often as big as several
football fields, which are prone to leaks and spills. According to this article all the animals
waste is in this huge lagoon spills and eventually overflows and all that water can spill into
creeks killing fish. Therefore, the waste poured in these lagoons are contaminated with different

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chemicals. According to the article, Factory farms: A bad choice for rural area, Jeniffer Sandy
claims, This waste contains pathogen bacteria that includes Salmonella and E.coli; heavy
metals;nitrogen and phosphorous; and millions of pounds of bacteria. In brief Sandy mentions
harmful contaminants that come from the wastewater that are caused by factory farms that are a
danger to our environment and to human health. The article Facts about pollution from
livestock farms, claim more than 40 diseases can be transferred to humans through manure.
The article argues one of the many effects that animals waste can cause involves the harm that it
does to society.
In addition to the process of dumping waste in the lagoons it releases many air
pollutants. In the article, Public health, discusses the different air pollutants released by factory
farms: hydrogen sulfide, Ammonia, Particulate matter, and Odor. The article mentions all the
air pollutants that harm the environment in many different ways, such as releasing highly toxic
gasses that can kill a person by two or three breaths, toxins are exposed to the upper airways,
exposure to particles of various solids and liquids in the air, and the really bad smell emitted in
the air. There are other ways to access livestock that does not release chemicals or waste. Organic
livestock can provide people with their necessities without harming our environment, but if
factory farms continue evidently the environment is being put at risk with highly and deadly
toxins that harms our society.
Next, Many opposing to the removal of factories might say that factory farms involve a
lot of job opportunities however, factory farms have done the complete opposite leaving many
farm worker unemployed. Rural communities are being affected negatively because of factory
farms. Most rural communities have their own traditional farm structure that did not involve
harming animals, inserting antibiotics, and no type of operation. Traditional farming was a great

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way to obtain livestock; however, because of factory farms many of these natural farm have been
sold or consolidated. In the article, facts about factory farming,John Ikerd claims, CaFOs
have replaced independent livestock farmers, USDA statics indicate the number of beef cattle
operations fell by 40%, hog farms declined by 90%, and dairy farms fell by 80%. According to
Ikerd rural communities have suffered both economically and socially because of the loss of
traditional farms. The industrialization of factory farms is causing rural communities to go down
the road of no success. Ikerd asserts, Industrialized agriculture operations upon rural
communities results in lower relative incomes for certain segments in the community and greater
income inequality and poverty, a less active main street, decreased in retail trade, and fewer
stores in the community. Thus, Ikerd informs that factory farms are affecting rural communities
decreasing their chances of growing as a community and economically.
Overall, factory farms are only negatively affecting our society instead of making it a
better place. The constant animal abuse being done by these industries is causing them to be
badly nurture and subsequently affecting human health. They are exposing society to become a
harmful and dangerous globalization. The environment should be a place that is not
contaminated but nurtured appropriately. All the negative effects occurring in the environment
such as the amount pollution, waste, contamination, and odors that all come from factory farms.
It is not only affecting the environment but also the rural communities decreasing their trade
levels and leading them to poverty. Factory farms should be banned and organic livestock farms
are always be a great way to provide people with their necessities.

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Works Cited

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"Farm Sanctuary." Farm Sanctuary. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Feb. 2016.

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Ikerd, John. "CAFOs: The Facts about Factory Farms -- Sott.net."SOTT.net. N.p., 13
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Tavernise, Sabrina. "F.D.A. Restricts Antibiotics Use for Livestock." The New York Times. The
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