Farmed Animals And The Law

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Kayla Snyder
Mr. Hagel
Political Science
10 May 2014
Farmed Animals and the Law
Each year, 10 billion animals, not including fish, are raised and killed each year for food, but did you know that an overwhelming 99% of them are raised and killed on factory farms? A factory farm is a place where animals are packed into spaces so tight that they can hardly move. They are forced into cages so small that the animals can’t even turn around. Many of these animals have no access to the outdoors and they spend most of their lives in cages or pens. This type of treatment can cause severe and mental distress. Many would agree that this type of treatment is animal cruelty, but why are there so few laws to protect these animals? Every year, animals raised for meat, dairy and egg industries are among the most abused in the United States. Many of the abusive tactics used on farm animals would be illegal to do to dogs or cats. These farm animals are inhumanly slaughtered, tortured and killed. In some cases before these animals get to the slaughter house they suffer brutally cruel treatment that has been legal for the most part. One of these practices is of shoving a pipe down the throat of a duck or goose to force feed the animal several times a day. One example of the abuse that goes on inside these factory farms is a practice called 'debeaking'. It is a process that involves cutting or burning through bone, cartilage and soft tissue to remove the upper beak of chickens, turkeys, and ducks. These animals are not even given anesthetics. These farm animals are also deprived of exercise so that all their bodies’ energy goes toward producing flesh, eggs, or milk for human consumption, fed drugs to fatten them and keep them alive in conditions that w...

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...event future water and air pollution. In addition, all animal cruelty practices such as 'debeaking' should be outlawed. Practices of keeping animals in confined spaces should be outlawed. Farm animals should be required to have enough space to accommodate all the farm animals at each farm. There should also be mandatory yearly inspection at each place that intends to sell their meat, dairy and egg products to buyers. If an inspection is denied, the farmer should be fined. Animal right groups such as PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) suggest boycotting meat and dairy products from factory farms to raise more awareness of the cruelty to farm animals. Boycotting these farms is an acceptable response to bring attention to this problem and to get states to pass laws to make animal cruelty not only illegal towards household pets, but also farm animals.

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