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Food industries all over the globe have abused medical breakthroughs from past generations for far too long, along with the way we treat animals in these facilities where local meat is being produced called 'Factory Farms'. "Arson, property destruction, burglary, and theft are 'acceptable crimes' when used for the animal cause." (Pacheo). Were using drugs to morph the genetics animals are born with and destroying the health animals are brought up with, in order for fast food monopolies such as McDonald's to make billions every day, and not only fast food companies, yet major meat producing corporations such as Tyson chicken. Large produce manufacturing companies who distribute food to fast food chained restaurants will inject animals with things like steroids and hormones and will beat animals for not cooperating with factory farmers, even though the animals have no room to move in the cramped conditions inside these factory farms. Due to the companies disregard for animals and use of false preservatives, the poor health realization and care taking of animals leads to tainted products, damaging to humans immune systems causing terminal diseases such as cancer and these sort of outcomes "The bad news about red meat emerged from a very large and authoritative study of premenopausal nurses by researchers at Harvard medical institutions, published this week in the Archives of Internal Medicine. The researchers followed more than 90,000 women ages 26 to 46 for a dozen years to determine if there was a relationship between the amount of red meat they ate and the development of breast cancer." (NYTimesEditorial). There are also multiple accounts of things animals and meat go through in these corrupted processes that happen behind closed curtains, but it's our job as an entire society to realize that we need to give these animals better environments to be raised in for animals to have healthier immune systems, leading to a better outcome of well raised meat produce.

This would lean towards a modern day description of a factory farm " A factory farm is a large-scale industrial operation that houses hundreds or thousands of food animals (such as chickens, turkeys, cows and pigs) in extremely cramped conditions and threats them as non-sentinent economic commodities. These animals rarely, if ever, see the light of day and lead short lives full of pain and frustration. What's more, quality suffers for quantity: meat, eggs and dairy produced on factory farms are often of lower quality than the same products produced by animals raised in healthy environments." (ASPCA). Inside the modern day factory farm, the farmers or individuals who tend the animals will, hit electrocute, and beat the animals to the point of exhaustion, bleeding, or death. The abuse physically exhausts the animals making them severely ill, turning them to the point of no ability to stand, spreading disease and illness to all other animals in the farms, and when one animal becomes ill, they all do. As the supplements started being created and being upgraded, the people of today's generations took the ideas of the early generations ideas and used them to make meat production quicker, and cheaper, with a larger profit. Companies now routinely use hormones, and steroids to make the animals grow up to 2 to 4 sized larger to make more meat to ship. These processes include very health hazardous diseases such as Cancer, Heart Attacks, and Heart Disease and " Use of tropical estrogen, in the form of cream, gels, has surged since a major government study linked oral menopause drugs with a higher risk of heart attacks and cancer." (Parker-Pope). This process has increased rapidly and "Each year, U.S. farmers raise some 36 million beef cattle. 99% of all beef cattle entering feedlots in the United States are given steroidal hormone implants to promote faster growth." (Wayne). We, as the people who buy these meat products and produce, create a very poor standard of health by eating these products. This is too big of an issue to ignore because we should get the best as consumers of companies like McDonald's or local grocery stores.

Factory farming arose in the early 18th Century, mainly due to the improvement of technology from the recent Agricultural and Industrial revolutions, resulting in many upgrades of styles in the production industry. Factory farming was a much simpler process, additives and preservatives were not a part of the fraction, and the only animals being grazed/ manufactured were chickens. Food started to become much simpler to produce and ship, yet our curse for some reason as human beings and Americans is that we are impatient, and are always looking for a quicker and simpler way to do things so we started to bend the resources given to us in the 1800s-1920s. Along with the Industrial and Agricultural revolutions, health and living standards began to upgrade, we began to give animals supplements, vitamins, and anything that could make them grow much faster and simpler. Fertilizers, hormones, and steroids became upgraded and would never be the same because they made the animals grow much quicker, produce such as chicken became much simpler to send to more companies and make a bigger profit due to the new size availability of chickens. "The development of so-called factory farming sharply reduced the price and increased the availability of chicken, when this method was introduced in the 1920s." (Encyclopedia.com). As the supplements started being created and being upgraded, the people of today's generations took the ideas of the early generations ideas and used them to make meat production quicker, and cheaper, with a larger profit. Earlier generations addressed this conflict quite vaguely, they saw this a better opportunity for the future to make more opportunities for companies across the globe, but they did not know what would happen decades later of what happens behind closed doors. Past generations haven't been successful in stopping this process because they thought factory farms would not come to the circumstances they've come to today. " Factory farms pollute, put people out of jobs, and harm many animals while producing low-quality food. They also industrialize areas and ship their products using non-fuel efficient vehicles. These things contribute to pollution and the poor heath of Americans’. In conclusion, no good comes out of factory farming. Excluding the profit that goes to the large corporations that probably already have millions, anyway." (Mibba.com). Factory farms have only stayed adequate because of the profit monopolized companies produce, and also do to the poor inspection of animals and their health in the factory farms and now "Our society is showered with images of happy animals living on farms where the cows graze in lush green fields and the chickens have the run of the barnyard. This vision of free-roaming animals live miserable lives in intensive confinement in dark, overcrowded facilities, commonly called "factory farms." (IDAUSA.org).

Through government and media we can make sure that these animals are being raised properly in order to have the best outcome of meat produce possible. The solutions to this controversy are quite simple to resolve, all we need to do is make a significant law that shows every single thing that goes into the meat being produced, the history of the animals health being raised, make factory farms, that could possibly be outside and inside when necessary for bad weather, with bigger room in the indoor units along with things like retractable roofs that this great organization called Farm Sanctuary has "In an ideal world there would be no need for Farm Sanctuary. There would be no factory farms or stockyards, and cows, pigs, chickens, and other farm animals would not be abused. There would be free to laze in the breeze, bathe in the sun, scratch at the earth, and enjoy life". (FarmSanctuary). Along with telling the media of what these animals go through and what goes in our meat so they can bring it into the citizens awareness and lastly, we need to propose some sort of code with thorough inspections of animals, that the USDA, FDA, EPA, and government can make sure comes across because theses companies fail to really inspect these processes of factory farms "Last month, the Endocrine Society, the leading association of hormone experts, scolded the Food and Drug Administration for its failure to ban bisphenol-A, a common endocrine disruptor known as BPA, from food packaging. Last year, eight medical organizations representing genetics, gynecology, urology and other fields made a joint call in Science magazine for tighter regulation of endocrine disruptors." (Kristof) so that the animals being used health meets good standards, and that there are no unnecessary preservatives being added such as steroids. The farms would have thorough inspections of their bases by animal care, and medical officials. These processes display how society reacts and reforms, because they see the wrong being done to these animals and what goes into our food, and can't help but feel manipulated, so they demand that things going on like that this do not happen because their health is at risk, as well as the innocent animals health. This is a fantastic example of how people really do not know what is in their food in today's society and what goes on behind closed doors in major companies like McDonald's across the planet. In short terms, the money spent to do these things will have a better outcome morally than possibly financially because the healthier the food and people, the more opportunities these companies will have to bring customers and have more customers, eventually possibly leading down the road to making even more money. This is really the best deal because the food will be healthier, and the regular every day, on-the-go, always busy, families will have a healthier approach to their commute to cope for their busy lives. This could possibly even help lower the child obesity, and adult obesity epidemic along with natural growth patterns because “The amount of estradiol in two hamburgers eaten in one day by an 8-year-old boy could increase his total hormone levels by as much as 10 percent, based on conservative assumptions, because young children have very low natural hormone levels.” (Wayne) so now that these families know what is in their food, this will make it a better overall rate of health, and still let companies maintain their popularity possibly.

Some companies that might object to these ideas could be the companies behind factory farming like McDonald's or Tyson chicken because it would threat the company's policy or routine of efficiency, employment and cheaper process of food production and "The ability to efficiently produce and distribute huge quantities of food to feed large cities" (RealTruthMagazine). McDonald's has become quite scolded for some accusations like animal abuse, having no actual nutritional value in their food at all, and exploiting their employee's pay checks, but since they were not found guilty of most charges the case was later dismissed, even though these accusations were proven true. A statement from PETA thoroughly describes McDonalds methods of production. They denied the animal abuse and use of hormones in their food but after investigation they were found guilty of this, yet the other fact that their food was researched and found radically unhealthy for children after being denying this as well. The methods of using hormones serve as a simple scapegoat to companies because "They help reduce the waiting time and the amount of feed eaten by an animal before slaughter in meat industries. In dairy cows, hormones can be used to increase milk production. Thus, hormones can increase the profitability of the meat and dairy industries." (Cornell University). This also saves the company money and gives them more money because they won't have to take the time to make organic or free range foods, and they can ship out their produce quickly, but by the thousands. These former methods are not safe for human's to consume because they're unsanitary and the conditions from hormones can damage our vital body tissues and health, and increase the risk of diseases like cancer. The cheap and easy way out is lazy, and is not the best way, the consumers/ customers should be the number one priority, and if the consumer or customer becomes ill, then who will buy your products and food? We need to have people making thorough and concise examinations of these animals to make sure that the food the customers are buying will be in the customers best interest. This will make the health, and even possibly the apparent obesity epidemic decline, and will provide a common and healthy regular customer at your establishment to come back and buy your food over and over.

Another group who may not agree to my objections on Factory Farms are people who believe that factory farming is humane and regulates animal population because they will eventually end up dying and puts animals in a safer environment. "Factory farms, also known as CAFOs (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations) or IFAP (Industrial Farm Animal Production) facilities, can house more than 125,000 animals [|2] under one roof and are designed to produce the highest possible output." (FarmForward). These Factory Farms keep animals out from trouble and apparently "The structure of factory farming ensures that even the animals’ most fundamental needs—clean air, sunshine, freedom from chronic pain and illness—are denied them." ( Farm Forward). This is obviously a blatant lie in some cases because it's been proven that conditions in factory farms are very vigorous on animals bodies through investigation trials "All of McDonald's U. S. chicken suppliers use a a system called "electrical immobilization" to kill birds, which involves dumping birds out of transport crates and hanging them upside-down in metal shackles-often resulting in broken bones, extreme bruising, and hemorrhaging. The birds then have their throats cut while they are still conscious and are often immersed in tanks of scalding-hot water while they are still alive and able to feel pain" (PETA). Since animals in these factory farms are being stressed for their resources their bodies come over worked and damaged " Just like beef cattle, many of these cows suffer from disease, reproductive problems and lameness due to the stress of the factory setting. They produce milk for about eight or nine years until they are no longer able, at which time they are slaughtered. One of the most frequently cited reasons for having to send a cow to slaughter, however, is mastitis -- an excruciating swelling and irritation of the mammary glands caused by bacteria." (NaturalNews.com). If animals are inspected and the conditions become actually well constructed than animals can become healthier, and we can have the best outcome for products that will be distributed for us to eat.

Families who are on tight budgets and or impoverished or under privileged families may object to my ideas due to costs they cannot afford "organically" or "locally" grown food according to Juliann Schaeffer from Today's Dietitian magazine "According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, higher production costs and a limited supply compared with demand are two factors that lead to the higher price of many organic products. Alas, this is the world in which we live, and most economists are predicting only rises in overall food prices the world over." (Schaeffer). Not only do families and people believe organically grown food is pricey, but that organically has outbreaks of things like animal feces "recent outbreaks of food borne illness sprouts in Europe underscore that an organic label isn't exactly a free pass to health." (Hensley). Outbreaks of fecal matter or anything unsanitary would be easily avoidable with my idea of deep inspection or factory farms and production. It is through these kinds of poorly inspected things that people always do not necessarily do the proper research and inspection, that's why people think there are not any affordable organic stores and that organic food is unsanitary. The Kitchn, a deal saving/ recipe website states "studies — conducted in Vermont, Washington State and Iowa — compared farmers market and grocery store prices on a small selection of items. Among the conventionally-raised goods in one study, only eggs and potatoes were less expensive at the grocery store. And in that same study, every single organic item was almost 40 percent cheaper at the farmers markets." (theKitchn). You can save so much money going to farmers markets and avoid illness by simply washing off your meat before you cook it, because you can avoid excess layers of things like pesticides. This will aid people who are in financial trouble, yet let them maintain a healthier lifestyle possibly, even if they go to the grocery store or McDonald's.

The restaurant and fast food business is a very simple concept...which has fallen into an abyss of lies and deep dark secrets. These 'Factory Farms' are so immoral because what goes in our food and the behavior of factory farmers, it's revolting what is really going on. We cannot take the resources given to us to do good, to do great evil, just so some company can make billions of dollars by exploiting and manipulating resources and people. It's selfish of these companies and farms all over the world to put harmful drugs in innocent customers bodies and especially destroy the animal who did not volunteer to sacrifice it's own body, and seeing the outcomes and epidemics like cancer and obesity, it is taking loved ones from millions of hard working families. How would you feel if you were one day, forced to be put in a dark room, shoved against other people, getting beat to death, and then being given drugs, that cause your legs to break? Almost like an internment camp you never walk out of, It wouldn't be very fun. The world needs to stand up and bring this shoved aside issue into the public eye but it shouldn't even be an issue "Any recount of fast food horrors would be remiss without a collection of sordid restaurant tales. Bugs, rodents, and unsanitary working conditions are the common pitfalls of making mass-produced food. These war stories shouldn’t be surprising, yet they are." (Alternet.org.).