“A large Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation[…] includes 1000 cattle, 700 […] cows, 2500 pigs, […] 125,000 chickens” (“Factory Farming: Bad”). Factory farms house too many animals within their facility and with some legal action, these drastic numbers can be brought down. Although the industry feeds a majority of today’s population, factory farming should be illegal because they violate animal rights, keep the animals in unsafe and unsanitary conditions, and affect the health of consumers. To fully comprehend why factory farming should become illegal, it is important to also consider the opposition. Many articles discuss the topic of how factory farm goods feed a majority of today’s population. According to a study that was conducted by …show more content…
Green and Growing also states that “[…] 80% of pigs have pneumonia when they [die][…] [ because of] […] dirty spaces” (Factory Farming: Bad). The animals that live in these industrial farms live in awful conditions and are constantly stepping in their own and other animals poop. This leads to infections and illnesses that are spread all throughout the farms. Additionally, One Algren Planet, a organization that studies the health of animals and people, said, “ninety-nine percent of U.S. farm animals never get to express natural behaviors” (“10 Alarming Facts”). Animals have natural habits and gestures that they normally do but living in a factory farm limits them from doing any since they are cramped up with one another. The factory farms are unsafe for the animals because when they are not able to root in the mud or roll in the grass, it leads them to get depressed or go crazy. Animals naturally need space and enough room to live a happy life; however, factory farms are limiting that for animals since they live in repulsive and unsafe environments. Factory farming should be made illegal so that the animals do not have to live in disgusting, tight, and awful